Sadly, it's true that millions of people choose to operate a vehicle while intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. This not just puts one's life in danger and puts passengers and others at risk too, but being caught driving while impaired (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will typically bring about severe penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, fines and even prison time. Quite often a person who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately struggles with an underlying drug abuse problem. A legal court system knows this, and it is therefore inclined to offer DUI and DWI Offenders drug and alcohol rehabilitation as an alternative to other severe consequences for crime. Agreeing or obliging to take part in drug and alcohol rehabilitation as a DUI/DWI Offender might not exactly completely get rid of other consequences of the crime, but sometimes decrease the severity of such consequences to some large degree. Specifically if the person willingly takes part in alcohol and drug rehabilitation and is a first time offender. Studies have shown that lots of people who do receive drug rehabilitation for a DUI/DWI offense avoid the courts for comparable charges down the road.