Rehabbing persons who are addicted to drugs and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven a successful method of curbing future drug related offenses by those who do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Barker that do take part in in drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities, even if not of their own choice as is occasionally ordered by the court, these clients have a significantly better chance at dealing with the crux of the problem so that they can remain sober and away from being implicated in drug related crimes. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related criminal offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be helped in drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs in Barker instead of incarceration or other penalties.