Rehabilitating individuals who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven a successful method of curbing future drug related criminal offenses for people who do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Winona who do agree to take part in treatment in drug rehab programs, even if not of their own choice as is occasionally ordered by the judge, these persons have a much better opportunity of addressing the crux of the issue so that they can remain off of drugs and off of being implicated in drug related criminal activity. The costs to society associated with these drug related crimes is also affected positively when criminal justice clients are rehabilitated in drug rehab programs in Winona instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.