Rehabbing men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven to be a successful method of eliminating future drug related offenses for people who do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Framingham who do take part in in drug treatment centers, even against one's will as is sometimes ordered by the judge, these clients have a much better shot of dealing with the crux of the issue so that they can remain 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 offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be helped in drug and alcohol rehab programs in Framingham instead of jail time or other harsh punishment.