Unfortunately, the simple truth is that millions of people actually choose to drive an automobile while intoxicated by drugs or alcohol. Doing this not merely puts one's life at risk and puts passengers among others at risk too, but being caught driving while impaired (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will typically lead to serious penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, fines and in many cases incarceration. Sometimes someone who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately has an underlying drug abuse challenge. The court system knows this, and it is therefore inclined to provide DUI and DWI Offenders alcohol and drug treatment rather than other severe penalties for his or her crime. Agreeing or obliging to participate in alcohol and drug treatment as a DUI/DWI Offender might not exactly completely eliminate other consequences from the crime, but could decrease the degree of such consequences to a large degree. Specifically if the individual willingly takes part in alcohol and drug rehabilitation and is a first-time offender. Research has shown that a lot of people who do receive drug treatment because of a DUI/DWI offense avoid the courts for comparable charges later on.