Rehabilitating individuals who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven a successful method of eliminating future drug related criminal offenses by those who do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in South Sterling that do partake in alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs, even un-voluntarily as is sometimes ordered by the judge, these persons have a significantly better opportunity of dealing with the crux of the issue so that they can remain sober and off of negative influences and [[[committing drug related criminal activity. The costs to society having to do with these drug related offenses is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients are rehabilitated in drug rehab facilities in South Sterling instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.