Unfortunately, it's true that tens of millions of people actually choose to operate a vehicle while intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. This not merely puts one's life at risk and puts passengers and others in danger as well, but being caught driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will typically bring about severe penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, fines and even prison time. Quite often a person 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 provide DUI and DWI Offenders drug rehab instead of other severe penalties because of their crime. Agreeing or obliging to participate in drug and alcohol rehabilitation as a DUI/DWI Offender might not completely eradicate other penalties from the crime, but could decrease the degree of such consequences to a large degree. Specifically if the person 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 drug and alcohol rehab because of a DUI/DWI offense avoid the court system for similar charges down the road.