Rehabbing men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven to be a productive method of eliminating future drug related offenses by those who do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Pendleton, South Carolina that do partake in drug rehabilitation programs, even un-voluntarily as is often court ordered, these individuals have a much better chance at addressing the crux of the issue so that they can remain sober and off of being implicated in drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system having to do with these drug related offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients are rehabilitated in drug and alcohol treatment centers in Pendleton, South Carolina in lieu of jail time or other harsh punishment.