Rehabbing individuals who are addicted to drugs or alcohol and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven to be effective in curbing repeat drug related criminal offenses those offenders who do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Lexington, North Carolina who do take part in in alcohol and drug rehab centers, even un-voluntarily as is sometimes ordered by the court, these clients have a much better shot of handling the crux of the problem so that they can stay off of drugs and away from the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system having to do with these drug related offenses is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients are rehabbed in drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Lexington, North Carolina instead of incarceration or other penalties.