Rehabbing persons who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven to be a successful method of curbing future drug related crimes for individuals that do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Pontiac, Michigan who do agree to take part in treatment in drug rehabilitation programs, even if not of their own choice as is often ordered by the judge, these individuals have a far better shot of dealing with the root of the issue so that they can stay off of drugs and away from being implicated in drug related criminal activity. The costs to society related to these drug related offenses is also impacted beneficially when criminal justice clients become helped in drug and alcohol treatment facilities in Pontiac, Michigan instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.