Treating men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven a productive method of eliminating future drug related offenses by those that do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Pierceville, Kansas that do agree to take part in treatment in drug rehab programs, even un-voluntarily as is occasionally ordered by the court, these persons have a much better shot of dealing with the root of the problem so that they can stay off of drugs and off of negative influences and [[[committing drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related offenses is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be rehabilitated in drug treatment centers in Pierceville, Kansas instead of jail time or other harsh punishment.