Drug Treatment for court appointed clients are for clients in Atqasuk, AK. who have been required to attend drug treatment as part of a sentence which has been given because of an alcohol or drug related crime. Court appointed clients in Atqasuk are sometimes sent to attend a drug rehab center in lieu of other justice actions such as jail time and heavy fines. This is sometimes the case with first time offenders. This approach of rehabilitating the criminal rather than punishing and jailing them has proven very helpful in Atqasuk, Alaska, not only in getting the individual abstinent or sober, but also in preventing the same alcohol or drug related crimes in the future.