Treating persons who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven to be a productive method of curbing future drug related criminal offenses those offenders that do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Shady Grove that do take part in in drug and alcohol treatment programs, even if not of their own choice as is sometimes ordered by the court, these clients have a significantly better chance at dealing with the crux of the issue so that they can stay off of drugs and away from the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system related to these drug related crimes is also affected positively when criminal justice clients become helped in drug and alcohol treatment programs in Shady Grove in lieu of incarceration or other penalties.