Sadly, it's true that tens of millions of people actually choose to drive a vehicle while intoxicated by drugs or alcohol. Doing so not only puts one's life in danger and puts passengers and others in danger too, but being caught driving drunk (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will almost always lead to serious penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, fines and even jail time. Quite often 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 rehab instead of other extreme consequences for crime. Agreeing or obliging to take part in drug and alcohol treatment as a DUI/DWI Offender might not exactly completely get rid of other penalties of the crime, but sometimes decrease the seriousness of such penalties to a great extent. Particularly if the person willingly participates in alcohol and drug rehabilitation and is a first time offender. Research has shown that lots of those who do receive drug rehab for a DUI/DWI offense avoid the courts for comparable charges later on.