Sadly, the simple truth is that tens of millions of people choose to drive an automobile while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Doing this not simply puts one's life at risk and puts passengers and others at risk at the same time, but being caught driving drunk (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will almost always cause severe penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, fines and in many cases incarceration. In many cases someone who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately has an underlying substance abuse problem. A legal court system knows this, and it is therefore inclined to provide DUI and DWI Offenders drug rehab instead of other extreme penalties for crime. Agreeing or obliging to take part in drug and alcohol rehab as a DUI/DWI Offender might not exactly completely eradicate other effects from the crime, but could decrease the seriousness of such consequences to some large degree. Particularly if the individual willingly participates drug and alcohol treatment and is a first-time offender. Research has shown that a large proportion of people who do receive drug rehab because of a DUI/DWI offense stay out of the courts for comparable charges down the road.