Rehabilitating individuals who are addicted to drugs and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven effective in curbing repeat drug related crimes those offenders who do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in El Cajon who do take part in in alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers, even un-voluntarily as is sometimes ordered by the court, these persons have a much 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 crimes. The costs to the criminal justice system having to do with these drug related criminal offenses is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients are rehabilitated in drug treatment centers in El Cajon in lieu of incarceration or other harsh punishment.