Regrettably, it's true that tens of millions of people choose to drive a vehicle while intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. Doing this 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 usually cause severe penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, fines and also jail time. Sometimes someone who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately has an underlying drug abuse issue. The court system knows this, and it is therefore inclined to provide DUI and DWI Offenders drug rehabilitation rather than other serious penalties for their crime. Agreeing or obliging to participate in drug and alcohol rehab as a DUI/DWI Offender might not exactly completely eradicate other consequences of the crime, but sometimes decrease the seriousness of such penalties to a great extent. Particularly if the individual willingly participates drug and alcohol treatment and is a first-time offender. Studies show that a large proportion of people who do receive drug and alcohol treatment because of a DUI/DWI offense avoid the courts for comparable charges in the future.