Sadly, it is a fact that millions of people actually choose to drive a vehicle while intoxicated by 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 almost always cause severe penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, fines as well as prison time. Quite often someone who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately struggles with an underlying drug abuse issue. The court system knows this, and it is therefore inclined to offer DUI and DWI Offenders drug and alcohol rehabilitation instead of other extreme penalties for their crime. Agreeing or obliging to participate in alcohol and drug rehab as a DUI/DWI Offender might not exactly completely eliminate other effects from the crime, but can decrease the degree of such penalties to a large degree. Particularly if the individual willingly participates alcohol and drug rehabilitation and is also a first-time offender. Studies have shown that a large percentage of those who do receive drug and alcohol treatment because of a DUI/DWI offense stay out of the courts for similar charges down the road.