Rehabilitating persons who are addicted to drugs or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven to be effective in eliminating repeat drug related crimes for people who do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Lima who do agree to take part in treatment in drug rehab centers, even against one's will as is often court ordered, these clients have a much better shot of handling the crux of the problem so that they can stay abstinent and off of negative influences and [[[committing drug related crimes. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related criminal offenses is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients become helped in drug treatment programs in Lima instead of incarceration or other penalties.