Rehabbing individuals who are addicted and dependent to drugs and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven a successful method of preventing future drug related crimes by those that do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Thelma, Kentucky that do partake in drug rehabilitation programs, even if not of their own choice as is often ordered by the court, these clients have a far better opportunity of addressing the crux of the issue so that they can stay sober and away from being implicated in drug related criminal acts. The costs to the criminal justice system having to do with these drug related criminal offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be helped in drug rehabilitation facilities in Thelma, Kentucky instead of jail time or other penalties.