Rehabilitating individuals who are addicted and dependent to drugs and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven to be effective in eliminating future drug related offenses by those who do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in St. Charles who do partake in drug and alcohol treatment programs, even against one's will as is occasionally ordered by the judge, these individuals have a significantly better shot of dealing with the crux of the issue so that they can stay off of drugs and away from being implicated in drug related criminal acts. 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 rehab facilities in St. Charles in lieu of jail time or other harsh punishment.