Unfortunately, it's true that millions of people decide to drive a vehicle while intoxicated by drugs or alcohol. Doing so not merely puts one's life at risk and puts passengers among others at risk at the same time, but being caught driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will more often than not lead to severe penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, fines and even incarceration. Quite often someone who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately struggles with an underlying drug abuse issue. A legal court system knows this, and it is therefore inclined to provide DUI and DWI Offenders drug treatment instead of other extreme consequences for his or her crime. Agreeing or obliging to take part in drug rehabilitation as a DUI/DWI Offender might not exactly completely eradicate other consequences of the crime, but tends to decrease the degree of such penalties to some great extent. Specifically if the individual willingly participates alcohol and drug rehabilitation and is also a first-time offender. Research has shown that a large percentage of individuals who do receive drug rehab because of a DUI/DWI offense stay out of the courts for comparable charges in the future.