Sadly, it is a fact that tens of millions of people make the decision to drive a vehicle while intoxicated by drugs or alcohol. Doing this not merely puts one's life in danger and puts passengers and others at risk at the same time, but being caught driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will almost always cause severe penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, fines and in many cases incarceration. In many cases anyone who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately has an underlying drug abuse problem. A legal court system understands this, and is therefore inclined to provide DUI and DWI Offenders drug and alcohol rehabilitation rather than other serious penalties for crime. Agreeing or obliging to take part in drug rehab as a DUI/DWI Offender might not exactly completely eradicate other consequences of the crime, but tends to decrease the severity of such penalties to a great extent. Particularly if the person willingly takes part in drug rehab and is a first time offender. Research has shown that lots of those who do receive drug and alcohol rehabilitation because of a DUI/DWI offense avoid the court system for comparable charges later on.