Treating individuals who are addicted to drugs and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven effective in curbing future drug related criminal offenses for people who do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Cowpens, South Carolina who do agree to take part in treatment in drug and alcohol treatment centers, even if not of their own choice as is occasionally ordered by the judge, these clients have a much better chance at dealing with the root of the problem so that they can remain off of drugs and off of the streets drug related criminal acts. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related criminal offenses is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients become rehabilitated in drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Cowpens, South Carolina in lieu of jail time or other harsh punishment.