Rehabilitating persons who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven a productive method of curbing future drug related offenses by those who do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Cunningham who do take part in in drug treatment centers, even against one's will as is sometimes court ordered, these individuals have a much better shot of addressing the root of the issue so that they can remain abstinent and away from negative influences and [[[committing drug related crimes. The costs to society associated with these drug related offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients are rehabilitated in drug treatment programs in Cunningham instead of incarceration or other penalties.