Rehabbing men and women who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven to be a successful method of eliminating repeat drug related criminal offenses for individuals who do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Decatur, Illinois who do partake in alcohol and drug treatment programs, even un-voluntarily as is occasionally ordered by the court, these clients have a much better shot of dealing with the crux of the problem so that they can stay off of drugs and off of being implicated in drug related crimes. The costs to society having to do with these drug related offenses is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients are rehabilitated in drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs in Decatur, Illinois instead of jail time or other penalties.