Rehabbing persons who are addicted and dependent to drugs and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven to be effective in preventing future drug related offenses by those that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Fontana Dam who do partake in drug and alcohol rehab centers, even if not of their own choice as is occasionally ordered by the judge, these individuals have a much better chance at handling the crux of the issue so that they can stay abstinent and off of being implicated in drug related crimes. The costs to the criminal justice system having to do with these drug related crimes is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients are helped in drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Fontana Dam instead of incarceration or other penalties.