Unfortunately, it's true that millions of people decide to drive a vehicle while intoxicated by drugs or alcohol. This not just puts one's life at risk and puts passengers and others in danger too, but being caught driving while impaired (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will more often than not result in severe penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, fines and in many cases incarceration. Quite often anyone who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately struggles with an underlying substance abuse problem. A legal court system understands this, and is therefore inclined to provide DUI and DWI Offenders drug and alcohol rehabilitation rather than other serious penalties because of their crime. Agreeing or obliging to take part in drug and alcohol rehabilitation as a DUI/DWI Offender might not exactly completely eliminate other penalties of the crime, but could decrease the degree of such consequences to a large degree. Particularly if the person willingly participates drug and alcohol treatment and is a first-time offender. Studies show that a lot of folks who do receive drug rehab because of a DUI/DWI offense stay out of the courts for similar charges down the road.