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 future drug related offenses for individuals who do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Easton who do agree to take part in treatment in drug and alcohol rehab programs, even un-voluntarily as is sometimes court ordered, these persons have a significantly better opportunity of addressing the root of the issue so that they can stay off of drugs and off of being implicated in drug related criminal acts. The costs to the criminal justice system having to do with these drug related crimes is also affected positively when criminal justice clients are rehabbed in drug treatment programs in Easton instead of jail time or other penalties.