Sadly, the simple truth is that tens of millions of people make the decision to operate a vehicle while intoxicated by drugs or alcohol. Doing this not simply puts one's life at risk and puts passengers among others in danger also, but being caught driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will usually lead to severe penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, fines and in many cases incarceration. Quite often a person who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately has an underlying drug abuse challenge. A legal court system knows this, and it is therefore inclined to provide DUI and DWI Offenders drug rehabilitation instead of other extreme consequences for his or her crime. Agreeing or obliging to participate in drug rehabilitation as a DUI/DWI Offender might not completely get rid of other effects from the crime, but sometimes decrease the degree of such penalties to some large degree. Specifically if the individual willingly participates in drug rehabilitation and is also a first-time offender. Studies show that a large proportion of folks who do receive drug treatment for a DUI/DWI offense stay out of the court system for similar charges in the future.