Treating persons who are addicted to drugs and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven a productive method of preventing future drug related offenses by those that do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Roanoke who do agree to take part in treatment in drug treatment programs, even against one's will as is sometimes ordered by the judge, these persons have a much better shot of dealing with the root of the issue so that they can remain sober and away from the streets drug related criminal acts. The costs to the criminal justice system related to these drug related criminal offenses is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients are rehabilitated in drug treatment centers in Roanoke instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.