Rehabilitating men and women who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven a productive method of curbing future drug related criminal offenses for individuals who do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Richardson that do partake in drug and alcohol treatment programs, even if not of their own choice as is often ordered by the court, these clients have a much better chance at addressing the crux of the problem so that they can remain sober and off of being implicated in drug related crimes. The costs to society associated with these drug related crimes is also affected positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be rehabilitated in drug treatment centers in Richardson instead of jail time or other penalties.