Rehabbing men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs or alcohol and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven to be a productive method of eliminating future drug related offenses by those who do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Meadowlakes that do take part in in drug rehab centers, even un-voluntarily as is sometimes ordered by the judge, these individuals have a far better opportunity of handling the root of the problem so that they can remain abstinent and away from the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system related to these drug related crimes is also affected positively when criminal justice clients become rehabbed in drug and alcohol treatment facilities in Meadowlakes in lieu of incarceration or other harsh punishment.