Rehabilitating persons who are addicted and dependent to drugs or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven effective in preventing repeat drug related offenses those offenders that do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Jackson that do take part in in alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities, even un-voluntarily as is sometimes ordered by the court, these clients have a significantly better opportunity of handling the root of the issue so that they can remain abstinent and off of negative influences and [[[committing drug related crimes. The costs to society having to do with these drug related offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be helped in drug and alcohol treatment programs in Jackson instead of incarceration or other penalties.