DUI/DWI offenders in Carlton, MN. are sometimes given the chance to participate in a drug treatment facility instead of penalties for their drug or alcohol related criminal offenses. The consequences for these kinds of offenses can occasionally be rather extreme, including incarceration and significant fines and various significant costs associated with being in the court system for and/or found guilty of DUI/DWI. Frequently, particularly for first time offenders, the court will decide that treating the issues of alcohol and drug abuse in treatment is going to be more effective in the long run for curbing the issue. For DUI/DWI offenders in Carlton, MN. who are fortunate enough to be allowed to take part in such treatment in lieu of other far more extreme consequences, most will stay out of the criminal justice system permanently.