Sadly, it is a fact that millions of people choose to operate a vehicle while intoxicated by drugs or alcohol. This not only puts one's life in danger and puts passengers and others at risk at the same time, but being caught driving while impaired (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will more often than not bring about serious penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, fines as well as jail time. Sometimes anyone who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately has an underlying drug abuse problem. The court system understands this, and it is therefore inclined to provide DUI and DWI Offenders drug treatment instead of other serious penalties for crime. Agreeing or obliging to participate in drug and alcohol rehabilitation as a DUI/DWI Offender may not completely eradicate other penalties from the crime, but sometimes decrease the seriousness of such consequences to a great extent. Particularly if the person willingly takes part in drug and alcohol rehabilitation and is also a first-time offender. Research has shown that a lot of individuals who do receive drug rehabilitation for a DUI/DWI offense avoid the courts for comparable charges later on.