Rehabilitating men and women who are addicted to drugs or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven effective in preventing future drug related offenses those offenders who do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Hazard that do partake in drug and alcohol treatment facilities, even against one's will as is occasionally court ordered, these clients have a much better chance at addressing the root of the issue so that they can stay off of drugs and away from the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to society related to these drug related crimes is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients are rehabilitated in drug rehab centers in Hazard in lieu of jail time or other harsh punishment.