Sadly, it is a fact that tens of millions of people choose to operate a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Doing so not only puts one's life at risk and puts passengers at risk also, but being caught driving while impaired (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will almost always cause severe penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, fines and in many cases time in jail. In many cases anyone who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately has an underlying substance abuse issue. A legal court system understands this, and is therefore inclined to provide DUI and DWI Offenders drug rehab instead of other serious penalties for their crime. Agreeing or obliging to take part in drug rehabilitation as a DUI/DWI Offender might not exactly completely eliminate other effects from the crime, but can decrease the severity of such consequences to a great extent. Particularly if the person willingly takes part in drug and alcohol treatment and is also a first time offender. Research indicates that a lot of folks who do receive drug and alcohol rehabilitation because of a DUI/DWI offense avoid the court system for comparable charges in the future.