Rehabilitating men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven to be a successful method of preventing repeat drug related crimes those offenders that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Mexia that do agree to take part in treatment in drug and alcohol treatment facilities, even if not of their own choice as is often ordered by the court, these clients have a far better shot of handling the root of the problem so that they can remain sober and away from the streets drug related crimes. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related crimes is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients are rehabbed in drug rehabilitation programs in Mexia instead of jail time or other penalties.