Treating men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven effective in eliminating repeat drug related criminal offenses for people that do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Queenstown, MD. that do agree to take part in treatment in alcohol and drug treatment programs, even if not of their own choice as is often ordered by the court, these individuals have a far better opportunity of dealing with the root of the issue so that they can stay abstinent and away from the streets drug related crimes. The costs to society associated with these drug related crimes is also affected positively when criminal justice clients become rehabbed in drug and alcohol treatment centers in Queenstown, MD. in lieu of incarceration or other penalties.