Regrettably, it's true that millions of people make the decision to operate a vehicle while intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. Doing this not just puts one's life at risk and puts passengers in danger as well, 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, monetary penalties as well as incarceration. Quite often a person who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately struggles with an underlying drug abuse issue. The court system knows this, and it is therefore inclined to provide DUI and DWI Offenders drug rehabilitation as an alternative to other extreme consequences for their crime. Agreeing or obliging to participate in alcohol and drug treatment as a DUI/DWI Offender might not exactly completely eradicate other consequences of the crime, but could decrease the degree of such consequences to a great extent. Specifically if the person willingly participates in drug and alcohol rehab and is also a first time offender. Research has shown that a large proportion of folks who do receive drug and alcohol rehab because of a DUI/DWI offense stay out of the courts for comparable charges later on.