Sadly, it is a fact that millions of people decide to operate a vehicle while intoxicated by drugs or alcohol. Doing this not just puts one's life at risk and puts passengers and others at risk at the same time, but being caught driving while impaired (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) will almost always bring about serious penalties including driver's license suspension or cancellation, monetary penalties and in many cases jail time. In many cases anyone who has been found guilty of DUI or DWI ultimately has an underlying drug abuse problem. A legal court system knows this, and it is therefore inclined to provide DUI and DWI Offenders drug and alcohol rehabilitation as an alternative to other serious penalties for crime. Agreeing or obliging to participate in alcohol and drug rehab as a DUI/DWI Offender might not exactly completely get rid of other effects from the crime, but can decrease the seriousness of such consequences to a great extent. Particularly if the person willingly participates drug rehabilitation and is a first time offender. Research indicates that a lot of those who do receive alcohol and drug treatment because of a DUI/DWI offense avoid the courts for comparable charges in the future.