Treating persons who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven to be a successful method of preventing future drug related offenses those offenders who do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Kings Canyon National Pk, California who do agree to take part in treatment in drug treatment centers, even against one's will as is sometimes ordered by the court, these clients have a much better shot of dealing with the root of the issue so that they can remain abstinent and away from being implicated in drug related crimes. The costs to society related to these drug related offenses is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients turn out to be rehabbed in drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Kings Canyon National Pk instead of jail time or other penalties.