Treating individuals who are addicted and dependent to drugs or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven effective in preventing repeat drug related criminal offenses for individuals who do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Mckinney who do agree to take part in treatment in drug and alcohol treatment centers, even un-voluntarily as is often ordered by the judge, these individuals have a far better chance at handling the root of the problem so that they can remain abstinent and off of negative influences and [[[committing drug related crimes. The costs to the criminal justice system having to do with these drug related criminal offenses is also impacted beneficially when criminal justice clients are rehabbed in drug rehabilitation centers in Mckinney instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.