Rehabilitating persons who are addicted and dependent to drugs or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven to be a productive method of curbing future drug related criminal offenses by those that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Cambridge who do agree to take part in treatment in drug and alcohol treatment programs, even against one's will as is occasionally court ordered, these persons have a far better chance at handling the root of the issue so that they can remain sober and away from negative influences and [[[committing drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related offenses is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients become rehabbed in drug rehab programs in Cambridge instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.