DUI/DWI offenders in Baring, Washington are sometimes given the chance to take advantage of a drug and alcohol treatment program instead of punishment for their drug or alcohol related criminal offenses. The punishment for these types of criminal offenses can occasionally be very extreme, and may include being locked up in jail and serious fines and even significant costs to pay for being prosecuted and/or convicted of DUI/DWI. Often, especially for first time offenders, the judge finds that addressing the problems of drug or alcohol abuse in drug or alcohol rehab is a better decision in the long term for curbing the issue. For DUI/DWI offenders in Baring, Washington who are lucky enough to be allowed to take part in this rehab process in lieu of other far more serious penalties, a great number will stay out of the criminal justice system permanently.