Rehabbing individuals who are addicted and dependent to drugs and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven a successful method of eliminating future drug related offenses for individuals that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Wrangell, Alaska that do partake in alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs, even if not of their own choice as is often ordered by the judge, these clients have a far better opportunity of dealing with the root of the problem so that they can stay abstinent and off of the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system related to these drug related criminal offenses is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients turn out to be helped in drug rehab centers in Wrangell, Alaska in lieu of jail time or other harsh punishment.