Rehabbing men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven to be effective in curbing repeat drug related criminal offenses by those who do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Guerra that do partake in drug rehabilitation centers, even un-voluntarily as is often court ordered, these clients have a far better opportunity of dealing with the root of the issue so that they can remain abstinent and away from the streets drug related crimes. The costs to the criminal justice system related to these drug related criminal offenses is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients become helped in drug and alcohol treatment programs in Guerra in lieu of incarceration or other penalties.