Sadly, it is a fact that tens of millions of people choose to operate a vehicle while intoxicated by drugs or alcohol. This not just 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 more often than not cause serious penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, monetary penalties and even prison time. Quite often anyone who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately struggles with an underlying drug abuse challenge. The court system knows this, and it is therefore inclined to provide DUI and DWI Offenders drug and alcohol rehabilitation rather than other serious consequences because of their crime. Agreeing or obliging to participate in drug treatment as a DUI/DWI Offender might not exactly completely eliminate other consequences of the crime, but tends to decrease the seriousness of such penalties to a large degree. Specifically if the individual willingly participates drug rehab and is also a first time offender. Research indicates that lots of those who do receive drug and alcohol rehabilitation for a DUI/DWI offense stay out of the court system for comparable charges in the future.