Treating persons 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 those offenders that do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Laurelton who do agree to take part in treatment in drug and alcohol rehab centers, even un-voluntarily as is sometimes ordered by the judge, these persons have a far better shot of addressing the crux of the issue so that they can remain abstinent and away from being implicated in drug related crimes. The costs to society associated with these drug related offenses is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients become rehabbed in drug treatment programs in Laurelton instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.