Rehabilitating persons who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven to be a successful method of eliminating future drug related criminal offenses for people that do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Downingtown that do agree to take part in treatment in drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities, even un-voluntarily as is often ordered by the court, these persons have a far better opportunity of addressing the root of the issue so that they can remain off of drugs and away from the streets drug related crimes. The costs to society having to do with these drug related offenses is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients become helped in drug and alcohol rehab facilities in Downingtown in lieu of jail time or other penalties.