DUI/DWI offenders in Bertram, Texas are occasionally given the option to take advantage of an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program in lieu of punishment for their alcohol or drug related crimes. The punishment for these kinds of criminal offenses can ordinarily be quite harsh, which can include being locked up in jail and serious fines and other absorbitant costs to pay for being in the court system for and/or convicted of DUI/DWI. More often than not, specifically for new offenders, the judge finds that treating the problems of drug or alcohol addiction in drug or alcohol rehab is will prove more effective in the long run for full handling the issue. For DUI/DWI offenders in Bertram, Texas who are lucky enough to be allowed to take part in this rehab process in lieu of other more serious penalties, many will stay out of the court system permanently.