Rehabilitating men and women who are addicted to drugs and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven effective in eliminating future drug related offenses by those who do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Ripley who do partake in drug treatment programs, even against one's will as is occasionally ordered by the judge, these clients have a much better opportunity of dealing with the root of the problem so that they can remain off of drugs and off of the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system related to these drug related offenses is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients turn out to be helped in drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Ripley in lieu of incarceration or other harsh punishment.