Thats a very vulnerable time. They might be right back out on the street again using sometimes unfortunately to dire results. Reporter the District Attorney is giving the Drug Crisis Center nearly 600,000 so it can hire more personnel and become a 24 7 facility. Dollars. It is money the county has seized from drug dealers and other criminals. Something. This is a new approach to the problem. Its the word treatment rather than arrest, right . Reporter you know, there are so many officials in Law Enforcement who have realized that we cannot arrest ourselves out of this crisis. Everybody that you talk to says it is absolutely a crisis. Its an epidemic. You have to focus on the treat and get them into rehab, get them cured, get them clean and sober because if you dont, this away. Ernie lets hope that works. Linda, thank you for that. Now we want to tell you about a new program that could make driving in new york a lot safer. Thousands of cars, cabs and buses are being fitted with Smart Tec