Rehabilitating men and women who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven effective in preventing future drug related crimes for individuals that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Allen that do partake in drug and alcohol treatment facilities, even against one's will as is sometimes ordered by the court, these clients have a much better opportunity of addressing the root of the problem so that they can remain off of drugs and away from the streets drug related criminal acts. The costs to the criminal justice system related to these drug related criminal offenses is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients are rehabilitated in drug treatment centers in Allen in lieu of jail time or other penalties.