DUI/DWI offenders in Avinger often find that they are burdened with severe penalties because of their DUI or DWI including time in jail and other penalties which can afflict them for a long time to come. Instead of of such consequences or to lessen some of them, many DUI/DWI offenders are offered or possibly court ordered to take part in an Avinger drug rehab program to address their issues with drugs or alcohol abuse. Ordering or recommending that DUI/DWI offenders take part in drug and alcohol treatment has proven effective not just in addressing concerns concerning drug addiction but also in keeping them away from the criminal justice system for good. A lot of DUI/DWI offenders who are given one shot end up rehabbed, having a positive influence not just on the DUI or DWI offender but on the criminal justice and society at large.