Rehabbing men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven to be a productive method of preventing future drug related offenses for people that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Channing, Michigan who do partake in drug treatment centers, even if not of their own choice as is sometimes ordered by the court, these clients have a much better opportunity of addressing the crux of the issue so that they can stay abstinent and off of being implicated in drug related criminal acts. The costs to the criminal justice system having to do with these drug related crimes is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients become rehabbed in drug and alcohol treatment programs in Channing, Michigan instead of jail time or other penalties.