Treating persons who are addicted and dependent to drugs and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven effective in curbing future drug related offenses by those that do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Port Isabel who do agree to take part in treatment in alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs, even against one's will as is sometimes ordered by the court, these individuals have a much better opportunity of handling the crux of the problem so that they can stay off of drugs and off of being implicated in drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system related to these drug related criminal offenses is also impacted beneficially when criminal justice clients turn out to be rehabilitated in drug rehabilitation centers in Port Isabel instead of jail time or other penalties.