Rehabilitating individuals who are addicted to drugs or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven to be a successful method of eliminating repeat drug related offenses by those that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Cooperstown that do partake in alcohol and drug rehab centers, even if not of their own choice as is often ordered by the court, these clients have a much better shot of addressing the crux of the problem so that they can remain abstinent and away from negative influences and [[[committing drug related crimes. The costs to the criminal justice system having to do with these drug related offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients become helped in drug and alcohol treatment facilities in Cooperstown in lieu of incarceration or other penalties.