Rehabilitating individuals who are addicted to drugs and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven to be effective in eliminating future drug related offenses for individuals that do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Hilo who do partake in alcohol and drug rehab centers, even against one's will as is occasionally ordered by the judge, these individuals have a much better opportunity of dealing with the crux of the problem so that they can remain sober and off of the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to society associated with these drug related offenses is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients are rehabilitated in drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs in Hilo instead of jail time or other harsh punishment.