Rehabbing persons who are addicted and dependent to drugs and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven a successful method of preventing future drug related crimes for people who do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Ashdown that do agree to take part in treatment in drug rehabilitation programs, even un-voluntarily as is often ordered by the court, these clients have a significantly better shot of addressing the root of the issue so that they can remain abstinent and away from the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients are rehabbed in drug and alcohol treatment centers in Ashdown instead of incarceration or other penalties.