Unfortunately, it is a fact that millions of people choose to drive a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Doing so not merely puts one's life at risk and puts passengers and others at risk also, but being caught driving while impaired (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will usually bring about severe penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, monetary penalties and even incarceration. Quite often anyone who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately struggles with an underlying drug abuse issue. A legal court system understands 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 alcohol and drug rehab as a DUI/DWI Offender may not completely eliminate other consequences of the crime, but sometimes decrease the degree of such penalties to some great extent. Particularly if the individual willingly participates in drug and alcohol treatment and is also a first-time offender. Studies show that a large proportion of individuals who do receive drug rehab because of a DUI/DWI offense stay out of the courts for comparable charges later on.