Regrettably, the simple truth is that tens of millions of people decide to drive an automobile while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Doing so not only puts one's life at risk and puts passengers in danger at the same time, 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 even jail time. Sometimes somebody who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately has an underlying drug abuse issue. A legal court system understands this, and it is therefore inclined to offer DUI and DWI Offenders drug rehabilitation instead of other extreme consequences because of their crime. Agreeing or obliging to participate in drug and alcohol rehabilitation as a DUI/DWI Offender might not completely eliminate other consequences of the crime, but can decrease the severity of such consequences to a great extent. Particularly if the individual willingly takes part in drug and alcohol treatment and is also a first time offender. Research indicates that a lot of those who do receive alcohol and drug rehabilitation because of a DUI/DWI offense stay out of the court system for similar charges down the road.