Treating persons who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven effective in eliminating repeat drug related criminal offenses by those that do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Thurmond who do take part in in drug rehab centers, even against one's will as is often ordered by the court, these persons have a significantly better chance at dealing with the crux of the issue so that they can remain abstinent and off of the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system related to these drug related crimes is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be rehabilitated in drug rehabilitation centers in Thurmond instead of jail time or other harsh punishment.