Rehabilitating individuals who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven to be a successful method of preventing future drug related criminal offenses for people that do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Platte Center that do take part in in drug rehab programs, even un-voluntarily as is occasionally ordered by the court, these individuals have a far better shot of dealing with the crux of the problem so that they can stay abstinent and away from negative influences and [[[committing drug related criminal acts. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related crimes is also affected positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be helped in drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Platte Center instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.