Sadly, it's true that millions of people actually choose to drive a vehicle while intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. Doing this not just puts one's life in danger and puts passengers among others at risk at the same time, but being caught driving while impaired (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will more often than not lead to serious penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, monetary penalties and in many cases prison time. Quite often somebody who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately struggles with an underlying drug abuse challenge. The court system knows this, and is therefore inclined to provide DUI and DWI Offenders drug and alcohol rehabilitation as an alternative to other serious penalties because of their crime. Agreeing or obliging to take part in alcohol and drug treatment as a DUI/DWI Offender might not exactly completely eradicate other penalties of the crime, but sometimes decrease the severity of such penalties to some large degree. Specifically if the individual willingly participates drug and alcohol treatment and is also a first-time offender. Research has shown that a lot of folks who do receive drug and alcohol treatment for a DUI/DWI offense stay out of the court system for comparable charges later on.