Treating men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven effective in curbing future drug related crimes by those that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Iredell that do partake in drug and alcohol treatment centers, even against one's will as is often ordered by the judge, these persons have a significantly better chance at addressing the root of the problem so that they can stay abstinent and away from negative influences and [[[committing drug related crimes. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related criminal offenses is also impacted beneficially when criminal justice clients become rehabbed in drug rehab centers in Iredell in lieu of incarceration or other harsh punishment.