Treating individuals who are addicted and dependent to drugs and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven a productive method of curbing future drug related criminal offenses for individuals who do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Foster, Rhode Island that do take part in in alcohol and drug treatment facilities, even if not of their own choice as is sometimes ordered by the court, these clients have a much better chance at dealing with the root of the issue so that they can stay off of drugs and off of being implicated in drug related criminal acts. The costs to the criminal justice system related to these drug related criminal offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients are rehabilitated in drug and alcohol treatment facilities in Foster, Rhode Island instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.