Rehabilitating persons who are addicted and dependent to drugs and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven effective in preventing future drug related offenses by those that do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Hico, West Virginia that do partake in drug and alcohol rehab centers, even against one's will as is occasionally ordered by the judge, these clients have a far better opportunity of dealing with the crux of the problem so that they can stay sober and away from being implicated in drug related criminal acts. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related criminal offenses is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients are helped in drug and alcohol treatment facilities in Hico, West Virginia instead of incarceration or other penalties.