Rehabilitating persons who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven to be effective in preventing repeat drug related crimes by those that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Belle Glade that do take part in in drug treatment programs, even against one's will as is often ordered by the court, these clients have a much better opportunity of addressing the root of the problem so that they can stay abstinent and away from being implicated in drug related criminal acts. The costs to society associated with these drug related offenses is also impacted beneficially when criminal justice clients become rehabbed in drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Belle Glade instead of jail time or other harsh punishment.