DUI/DWI offenders in Blacksburg, South Carolina are often given the chance to take part in an alcohol and drug rehabilitation center as opposed to receiving other consequences for their drug or alcohol related crimes. Penalties for these kinds of criminal offenses can ordinarily be quite severe, including being locked up in jail and significant fines and even significant costs to pay for being in court for and/or convicted of DUI/DWI. Many times, specifically for initial offenders, the judge will decide that treating the problems of drug or alcohol abuse in drug rehab is will prove more effective in the long term for full handling the problem. For DUI/DWI offenders in Blacksburg, South Carolina who are lucky enough to be permitted to participate in such treatment in lieu of other more severe punishment, a great number will stay out of the court system permanently.