Rehabbing men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven to be effective in preventing future drug related crimes by those that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Nashville who do partake in drug treatment facilities, even un-voluntarily as is sometimes court ordered, these individuals have a far better opportunity of handling the root of the problem so that they can stay abstinent and away from the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system having to do with these drug related criminal offenses is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients are rehabbed in drug and alcohol rehab programs in Nashville instead of jail time or other penalties.