Rehabilitating individuals who are addicted and dependent to drugs or alcohol and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven effective in preventing future drug related offenses those offenders that do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Thermal, California that do partake in drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs, even if not of their own choice as is occasionally court ordered, these persons have a far better opportunity of addressing the crux of the issue so that they can stay abstinent and off of the streets drug related criminal acts. The costs to society associated with these drug related offenses is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients are helped in drug and alcohol treatment facilities in Thermal in lieu of jail time or other harsh punishment.