Treating men and women who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven a successful method of preventing repeat drug related offenses for people who do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Dorchester that do take part in in alcohol and drug treatment centers, even un-voluntarily as is often ordered by the judge, these clients have a much better opportunity of dealing with the crux of the issue so that they can stay off of drugs and off of negative influences and [[[committing drug related criminal acts. The costs to society having to do with these drug related crimes is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients are rehabbed in drug rehab facilities in Dorchester instead of jail time or other harsh punishment.