Rehabbing persons who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven to be a productive method of preventing future drug related offenses by those that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in New Philadelphia that do partake in alcohol and drug rehab facilities, even if not of their own choice as is sometimes ordered by the court, these persons have a significantly better chance at handling the crux of the issue so that they can stay abstinent and off of the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related crimes is also affected positively when criminal justice clients are helped in drug treatment centers in New Philadelphia instead of jail time or other harsh punishment.