Treating men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven effective in curbing future drug related crimes for individuals that do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Brooklyn, MS. who do agree to take part in treatment in drug rehabilitation centers, even if not of their own choice as is occasionally ordered by the judge, these individuals have a much better chance at addressing the crux of the problem so that they can stay abstinent and away from the streets drug related criminal acts. The costs to society associated with these drug related offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be rehabbed in drug rehabilitation programs in Brooklyn, MS. instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.