Rehabilitating individuals who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven to be effective in eliminating repeat drug related crimes for people who do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Springfield who do partake in alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs, even un-voluntarily as is sometimes ordered by the judge, these clients have a far better opportunity of handling the root of the problem so that they can stay off of drugs and off of being implicated in drug related criminal acts. The costs to society associated with these drug related offenses is also impacted beneficially when criminal justice clients are rehabilitated in drug rehab centers in Springfield instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.