Rehabilitating individuals who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven effective in eliminating repeat drug related criminal offenses those offenders that do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Opelousas, Louisiana that do agree to take part in treatment in alcohol and drug rehab facilities, even against one's will as is occasionally court ordered, these individuals have a far better chance at handling the root of the problem so that they can remain abstinent and away from being implicated in drug related criminal acts. The costs to society related to these drug related criminal offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients are rehabilitated in drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Opelousas, Louisiana instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.