Sadly, it is a fact that tens of millions of people actually choose to drive an automobile while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Doing this not just puts one's life at risk and puts passengers and others at risk too, but being caught driving drunk (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will usually cause serious penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, fines as well as jail time. Quite often anyone who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately has an underlying substance abuse problem. The court system understands this, and is therefore inclined to offer DUI and DWI Offenders drug and alcohol treatment instead of other serious consequences because of their crime. Agreeing or obliging to take part in alcohol and drug rehabilitation as a DUI/DWI Offender might not completely eliminate other consequences of the crime, but tends to decrease the severity of such penalties to a great extent. Specifically if the person willingly participates drug rehab and is also a first-time offender. Studies show that a large proportion of people who do receive drug rehabilitation for a DUI/DWI offense stay out of the court system for comparable charges in the future.