Rehabilitating men and women who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven a successful method of curbing future drug related criminal offenses for people who do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Smithsburg that do take part in in drug and alcohol rehab programs, even if not of their own choice as is occasionally ordered by the court, these clients have a much better opportunity of handling the crux of the issue so that they can remain sober and away from the streets drug related crimes. The costs to the criminal justice system having to do with these drug related criminal offenses is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients turn out to be rehabbed in drug rehab facilities in Smithsburg in lieu of jail time or other harsh punishment.