Rehabilitating persons who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven a productive method of eliminating future drug related crimes by those that do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Shapleigh, Maine that do partake in alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs, even if not of their own choice as is often ordered by the judge, these clients have a far better shot of addressing the root of the problem so that they can remain abstinent and off of negative influences and [[[committing drug related criminal acts. The costs to society having to do with these drug related offenses is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients become rehabilitated in drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Shapleigh, Maine in lieu of jail time or other harsh punishment.