Rehabilitating persons who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven to be a successful method of preventing future drug related offenses by those that do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Niederwald that do partake in drug rehabilitation facilities, even if not of their own choice as is occasionally ordered by the judge, these clients have a much better opportunity of handling the root of the issue so that they can remain abstinent and away from being implicated in drug related criminal activity. The costs to society related to these drug related offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be rehabilitated in drug treatment centers in Niederwald in lieu of jail time or other harsh punishment.