Rehabilitating individuals who are addicted and dependent to drugs or alcohol and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven to be effective in eliminating repeat drug related offenses for people who do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Gun Barrel City, Texas who do take part in in drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs, even against one's will as is occasionally court ordered, these clients have a significantly better chance at addressing the crux of the problem so that they can remain abstinent and away from being implicated in drug related criminal acts. The costs to society related to these drug related crimes is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients become rehabilitated in drug rehab centers in Gun Barrel City, Texas in lieu of jail time or other penalties.