Sadly, it is a fact that millions of people choose to operate a vehicle while intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. Doing this not merely puts one's life at risk and puts passengers in danger at the same time, but being caught driving drunk (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will almost always cause serious penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, monetary penalties and even jail time. Quite often anyone who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately has an underlying drug abuse problem. A legal court system knows this, and it is therefore inclined to provide DUI and DWI Offenders drug treatment instead of other serious consequences because of their crime. Agreeing or obliging to take part in drug treatment as a DUI/DWI Offender might not exactly completely eradicate other effects of the crime, but sometimes decrease the severity of such penalties to some large degree. Particularly if the individual willingly participates drug treatment and is also a first time offender. Studies show that a lot of people who do receive drug rehab for a DUI/DWI offense stay out of the courts for similar charges in the future.