Rehabbing men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven effective in preventing future drug related offenses for people who do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Elizabethtown who do take part in in alcohol and drug rehab programs, even un-voluntarily as is occasionally court ordered, these persons have a far better opportunity of addressing the root of the problem so that they can stay 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 affected positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be rehabbed in drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Elizabethtown instead of incarceration or other penalties.