Rehabbing individuals who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven to be a successful method of curbing future drug related offenses for individuals who do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Alexandria who do take part in in alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities, even against one's will as is occasionally ordered by the court, these persons have a much better opportunity of addressing the crux of the issue so that they can remain abstinent and off of the streets drug related criminal acts. The costs to society related to these drug related crimes is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients become rehabbed in drug and alcohol treatment programs in Alexandria in lieu of jail time or other harsh punishment.