Rehabbing persons who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven to be a successful method of eliminating future drug related criminal offenses for people who do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Ponce De Leon, Florida that do partake in drug treatment facilities, even un-voluntarily as is sometimes court ordered, these individuals have a far better opportunity of handling the crux of the issue so that they can stay abstinent and away from negative influences and [[[committing drug related criminal acts. The costs to society having to do with these drug related criminal offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients become rehabilitated in drug treatment programs in Ponce De Leon, Florida instead of incarceration or other penalties.