Treating individuals who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven to be effective in preventing future drug related crimes those offenders that do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in East Lynn, Illinois who do agree to take part in treatment in alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities, even un-voluntarily as is sometimes ordered by the judge, these persons have a far better opportunity of handling the root of the problem so that they can stay abstinent and off of the streets drug related criminal acts. The costs to the criminal justice system related to these drug related crimes is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients become helped in drug and alcohol rehab programs in East Lynn, Illinois instead of incarceration or other penalties.