Rehabbing individuals who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven to be effective in eliminating future drug related crimes those offenders who do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Lithonia, Georgia that do take part in in drug rehabilitation centers, even if not of their own choice as is often ordered by the judge, these clients have a much better opportunity of dealing with the root of the issue so that they can remain abstinent and off of the streets drug related crimes. The costs to society having to do with these drug related criminal offenses is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be rehabbed in drug and alcohol rehab centers in Lithonia, Georgia instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.