Sadly, it's true that tens of millions of people choose to drive an automobile while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Doing this not only puts one's life in danger and puts passengers at risk as well, but being caught driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will more often than not result in serious penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, fines and in many cases incarceration. Quite often somebody who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately has an underlying drug abuse problem. The court system knows this, and is therefore inclined to offer DUI and DWI Offenders drug rehabilitation as an alternative to other extreme consequences because of their crime. Agreeing or obliging to take part in drug and alcohol rehab as a DUI/DWI Offender may not completely eradicate other consequences from the crime, but sometimes decrease the degree of such consequences to a large degree. Specifically if the person willingly participates alcohol and drug treatment and is a first time offender. Studies have shown that a lot of folks who do receive alcohol and drug rehab for a DUI/DWI offense avoid the courts for comparable charges later on.