Treating men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven to be a successful method of eliminating future drug related offenses for people that do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Thornton that do agree to take part in treatment in drug rehab programs, even un-voluntarily as is often ordered by the court, these persons have a significantly better chance at handling the crux of the issue 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 having to do with these drug related crimes is also affected positively when criminal justice clients are helped in drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Thornton in lieu of incarceration or other harsh punishment.