Treating men and women who are addicted to drugs and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven to be effective in eliminating repeat drug related criminal offenses those offenders that do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Big Island, Virginia that do agree to take part in treatment in drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers, even un-voluntarily as is sometimes ordered by the court, these persons have a much better shot of handling the crux of the problem so that they can stay abstinent and away from being implicated in drug related criminal activity. The costs to society associated with these drug related offenses is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients are rehabbed in drug and alcohol treatment programs in Big Island, Virginia instead of jail time or other penalties.