Rehabilitating men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven a productive method of eliminating future drug related offenses by those who do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Ashland who do partake in drug rehabilitation facilities, even un-voluntarily as is sometimes court ordered, these individuals have a much better opportunity of addressing the crux of the issue so that they can stay off of drugs and off of negative influences and [[[committing drug related criminal activity. The costs to society associated with these drug related crimes is also affected positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be rehabbed in drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Ashland instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.