Unfortunately, it is a fact that millions of people choose to operate a vehicle while intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. Doing this not simply puts one's life at risk and puts passengers and others at risk also, but being caught driving while impaired (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will almost always cause severe penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, fines and in many cases prison time. Quite often somebody who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately has an underlying drug abuse problem. The court system understands this, and is therefore inclined to offer DUI and DWI Offenders drug and alcohol rehab as an alternative to other severe consequences for their crime. Agreeing or obliging to take part in drug rehab as a DUI/DWI Offender might not completely eradicate other consequences of the crime, but tends to decrease the degree of such penalties to some large degree. Particularly if the person willingly takes part in alcohol and drug rehabilitation and is a first time offender. Research has shown that a lot of folks who do receive drug rehab for a DUI/DWI offense avoid the court system for comparable charges in the future.