Sadly, it is a fact that tens of millions of people decide to operate a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Doing this not only puts one's life in danger and puts passengers at risk as well, but being caught driving while impaired (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will almost always result in serious penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, monetary penalties and also jail time. In many cases a person who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately has an underlying drug abuse problem. The court system understands this, and it is therefore inclined to offer DUI and DWI Offenders drug and alcohol rehabilitation rather than other extreme consequences for their crime. Agreeing or obliging to participate in drug and alcohol rehabilitation as a DUI/DWI Offender might not exactly completely get rid of other consequences from the crime, but can decrease the seriousness of such consequences to a large degree. Specifically if the individual willingly participates drug treatment and is a first time offender. Studies have shown that a large percentage of people who do receive drug treatment for a DUI/DWI offense stay out of the courts for comparable charges in the future.