Rehabbing individuals who are addicted to drugs and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven to be a successful method of preventing repeat drug related offenses for people that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Vernon that do partake in drug rehabilitation programs, even against one's will as is occasionally court ordered, these clients have a far better opportunity of addressing the root of the problem so that they can stay off of drugs and off of the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to society having to do with these drug related crimes is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be rehabbed in drug and alcohol treatment programs in Vernon instead of jail time or other penalties.