Treating persons who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven to be a successful method of curbing repeat drug related crimes for individuals that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Cowen, West Virginia that do take part in in alcohol and drug treatment centers, even if not of their own choice as is often court ordered, these clients have a significantly better chance at handling the crux of the issue so that they can stay abstinent and off of the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to society having to do with these drug related crimes is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients are helped in drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Cowen, West Virginia instead of jail time or other harsh punishment.