Treating individuals who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven a productive method of curbing repeat drug related offenses those offenders that do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Novato, California who do take part in in drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers, even if not of their own choice as is occasionally ordered by the court, these clients have a much better chance at dealing with the root of the issue so that they can stay off of drugs and off of the streets drug related crimes. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related crimes is also affected positively when criminal justice clients become rehabbed in drug and alcohol treatment programs in Novato, California instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.