Individuals who get convicted of DUI/DWI in Barkhamsted often find themselves going to have to deal with extreme penalties due to their DUI or DWI including jail time and other penalties which can afflict them for a long time to come. Instead of of these penalties or to reduce some of them, some DUI/DWI offenders are offered or sometimes ordered by the court to take part in a Barkhamsted drug treatment center to address their problems with drugs or alcohol addiction. Court ordering or recommending that DUI/DWI offenders receive treatment in drug treatment has worked not only in treating problems concerning substance abuse but also in keeping them out of the criminal justice system permanently. Many DUI/DWI offenders that are given this opportunity end up rehabbed, having a beneficial impact not only on the individual in treatment but on the court system and society at large.