Sadly, it is a fact that millions of people decide to operate a vehicle while intoxicated by drugs or alcohol. Doing so not merely puts one's life in danger and puts passengers at risk at the same time, but being caught driving drunk (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. Often times someone who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately has an underlying drug abuse issue. A legal court system knows this, and it is therefore inclined to provide DUI and DWI Offenders drug treatment rather than other extreme penalties for crime. Agreeing or obliging to participate in alcohol and drug treatment as a DUI/DWI Offender may not completely eradicate other penalties of the crime, but can decrease the severity of such penalties to some great extent. Specifically if the person willingly takes part in drug treatment and is a first-time offender. Research has shown that a large percentage of those who do receive drug and alcohol treatment because of a DUI/DWI offense stay out of the courts for comparable charges in the future.