Rehabilitating individuals who are addicted to drugs or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven to be a successful method of curbing future drug related offenses for people who do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Yakima that do partake in alcohol and drug rehab centers, even against one's will as is sometimes ordered by the judge, these clients have a far better opportunity of handling the crux of the issue so that they can stay sober and off of the streets drug related criminal acts. The costs to the criminal justice system related to these drug related offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be rehabilitated in drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Yakima instead of incarceration or other penalties.