DUI/DWI offenders in Auke Bay, Alaska are often given the opportunity to participate in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility instead of consequences for their drug or alcohol related criminal offenses. The punishment for these kinds of offenses can often be quite extreme, including incarceration and substantial fines and other significant costs associated with being in the court system for and/or found guilty of DUI/DWI. Frequently, specifically for first time offenders, the criminal justice system may decide that treating the concerns of alcohol and drug abuse in drug rehab is will prove more effective in the long run for full handling the problem. For DUI/DWI offenders in Auke Bay, Alaska that are lucky enough to be allowed to participate in such treatment instead of other more extreme punishment, most will stay out of the court system permanently.