Treating individuals who are addicted to drugs and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven effective in eliminating repeat drug related offenses for individuals who do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Washington, Kansas that do take part in in drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers, even against one's will as is often ordered by the judge, these clients have a much better shot of addressing the crux of the problem so that they can stay sober and away from being implicated in drug related criminal acts. The costs to the criminal justice system having to do with these drug related offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients are rehabbed in drug treatment programs in Washington, Kansas instead of jail time or other harsh punishment.