Treating men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven to be a productive method of curbing future drug related offenses by those that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Mascoutah that do take part in in drug treatment facilities, even if not of their own choice as is often court ordered, these individuals have a far better opportunity of dealing with the crux of the problem so that they can stay off of drugs and off of the streets 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 rehabilitated in drug treatment programs in Mascoutah instead of incarceration or other penalties.