Treating persons who are addicted and dependent to drugs and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven a productive method of preventing future drug related offenses for people who do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Cotulla, Texas who do agree to take part in treatment in drug and alcohol treatment programs, even if not of their own choice as is sometimes ordered by the court, these clients have a significantly better chance at dealing with the crux of the problem so that they can stay off of drugs and away from being implicated in drug related crimes. The costs to the criminal justice system having to do with these drug related criminal offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be helped in drug treatment facilities in Cotulla, Texas instead of incarceration or other penalties.