Sadly, the simple truth is that tens of millions of people actually choose to drive a vehicle while intoxicated by drugs or alcohol. Doing this not just puts one's life at risk and puts passengers and others at risk at the same time, but being caught driving while impaired (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will usually result in severe penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, monetary penalties and also prison time. In many cases someone who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately struggles with an underlying drug abuse challenge. A legal court system knows this, and it is therefore inclined to provide DUI and DWI Offenders drug and alcohol rehabilitation instead of other serious penalties for crime. Agreeing or obliging to participate in drug and alcohol rehab as a DUI/DWI Offender might not exactly completely eradicate other penalties of the crime, but sometimes decrease the degree of such consequences to some large degree. Specifically if the individual willingly participates drug treatment and is also a first-time offender. Studies have shown that a large proportion of folks who do receive drug and alcohol rehab because of a DUI/DWI offense avoid the courts for similar charges down the road.