Unfortunately, the simple truth is that tens of millions of people make the decision to operate a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Doing this not merely puts one's life in danger and puts passengers and others at risk too, but being caught driving while impaired (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will almost always lead to serious penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, fines and also prison time. Often times a person who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately has an underlying drug abuse problem. A legal court system understands this, and it is therefore inclined to provide DUI and DWI Offenders drug and alcohol rehab instead of other severe consequences for their crime. Agreeing or obliging to take part in drug and alcohol rehabilitation as a DUI/DWI Offender might not exactly completely eliminate other penalties from the crime, but could decrease the severity of such penalties to a large degree. Specifically if the individual willingly participates drug rehabilitation and is also a first-time offender. Research indicates that a lot of folks who do receive drug and alcohol treatment because of a DUI/DWI offense stay out of the courts for similar charges down the road.