Rehabbing persons who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven effective in preventing repeat drug related offenses for individuals that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Buncombe that do partake in alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities, even if not of their own choice as is often ordered by the judge, these individuals have a far better chance at dealing with the crux of the problem so that they can stay abstinent and off of the streets drug related criminal acts. The costs to society related to these drug related criminal offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients become rehabbed in drug and alcohol treatment facilities in Buncombe instead of incarceration or other penalties.