Treating men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven effective in preventing future drug related offenses for people that do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Traphill, North Carolina that do agree to take part in treatment in drug and alcohol rehab facilities, even against one's will as is sometimes ordered by the judge, these clients have a significantly better shot of addressing the root of the problem so that they can remain off of drugs and off of being implicated in drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be helped in drug and alcohol treatment programs in Traphill, North Carolina in lieu of jail time or other harsh punishment.