Rehabbing men and women who are addicted to drugs and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven a productive method of curbing repeat drug related offenses for people that do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Milam that do take part in in alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs, even if not of their own choice as is often ordered by the judge, these clients have a significantly better chance at dealing with the root of the problem so that they can stay off of drugs and away from the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system having to do with these drug related crimes is also affected positively when criminal justice clients are rehabbed in drug treatment programs in Milam instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.