Rehabbing persons who are addicted to drugs and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven effective in preventing repeat drug related offenses by those that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Oak Lawn, Illinois that do partake in drug rehab programs, even against one's will as is occasionally court ordered, these clients have a far better shot of dealing with the crux of the issue so that they can stay off of drugs and away from negative influences and [[[committing drug related crimes. The costs to the criminal justice system related to these drug related offenses is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients become helped in drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs in Oak Lawn, Illinois instead of incarceration or other penalties.