Rehabilitating individuals who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven a productive method of preventing future drug related criminal offenses for individuals who do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Marion, SC. who do agree to take part in treatment in drug treatment programs, even against one's will as is sometimes ordered by the judge, these persons have a much better opportunity of handling the root of the problem so that they can stay abstinent and away from negative influences and [[[committing drug related criminal acts. The costs to the criminal justice system having to do with these drug related criminal offenses is also impacted beneficially when criminal justice clients become rehabbed in drug treatment facilities in Marion, SC. instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.