Sadly, it is a fact that tens of millions of people choose to operate a vehicle while intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. This not only 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 usually cause serious penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, monetary penalties and in many cases incarceration. Often times somebody who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately struggles with an underlying drug abuse challenge. The court system understands this, and it is therefore inclined to offer DUI and DWI Offenders drug rehab instead of other extreme penalties because of their crime. Agreeing or obliging to participate in alcohol and drug treatment as a DUI/DWI Offender may not completely eradicate other penalties of the crime, but sometimes decrease the seriousness of such penalties to a large degree. Specifically if the individual willingly participates in drug and alcohol rehabilitation and is also a first time offender. Research indicates that a lot of those who do receive alcohol and drug rehab because of a DUI/DWI offense avoid the courts for comparable charges in the future.