Rehabbing men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven to be a productive method of preventing repeat drug related criminal offenses by those that do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Old Town who do take part in in drug rehabilitation programs, even un-voluntarily as is occasionally ordered by the judge, these clients have a much better opportunity of dealing with the root of the issue so that they can stay abstinent and away from the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to society associated with these drug related crimes is also affected positively when criminal justice clients are rehabbed in drug and alcohol rehab programs in Old Town in lieu of jail time or other harsh punishment.