Treating men and women who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven a successful method of eliminating future drug related criminal offenses by those that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in North Augusta, SC. who do partake in alcohol and drug treatment facilities, even if not of their own choice as is often court ordered, these individuals have a much better shot of handling the crux of the issue so that they can stay abstinent and away from the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related criminal offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be helped in drug and alcohol rehab programs in North Augusta, SC. instead of incarceration or other penalties.