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 a productive method of eliminating future drug related criminal offenses by those that do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Ashley, North Dakota who do partake in drug and alcohol treatment facilities, even un-voluntarily as is often ordered by the judge, these clients have a significantly better opportunity of handling the crux of the problem so that they can stay abstinent and away from being implicated in drug related crimes. The costs to society related to these drug related criminal offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be rehabilitated in drug and alcohol treatment facilities in Ashley, North Dakota in lieu of jail time or other penalties.