Sadly, the simple truth is that millions of people decide to operate a vehicle while intoxicated by drugs or alcohol. Doing so not only puts one's life in danger and puts passengers and others in danger at the same time, but being caught driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will typically lead to serious penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, fines and in many cases jail time. In many cases someone who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately has an underlying substance abuse problem. The court system understands this, and it is therefore inclined to offer DUI and DWI Offenders drug treatment instead of other severe consequences for crime. Agreeing or obliging to take part in drug and alcohol rehab as a DUI/DWI Offender might not exactly completely eliminate other penalties of the crime, but tends to decrease the severity of such consequences to some large degree. Specifically if the person willingly participates drug rehabilitation and is a first time offender. Research has shown that a lot of folks who do receive alcohol and drug rehabilitation because of a DUI/DWI offense avoid the courts for similar charges in the future.