Treating men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in 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 Stonington, Illinois that do partake in drug and alcohol treatment facilities, even if not of their own choice as is often ordered by the court, these individuals have a much better shot of handling the crux of the problem so that they can stay off of drugs and away from being implicated in drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related criminal offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients are rehabbed in drug treatment programs in Stonington, Illinois instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.