Treating persons who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven effective in curbing future drug related criminal offenses those offenders who do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Belton that do agree to take part in treatment in drug and alcohol rehab centers, even against one's will as is sometimes ordered by the court, these clients have a far better shot of dealing with the root of the issue so that they can remain abstinent and away from the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to society having to do with these drug related crimes is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients become rehabilitated in drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Belton in lieu of incarceration or other penalties.