DUI/DWI offenders in Crescent City often find themselves going to have to deal with extreme penalties because of their DUI or DWI including time in jail and other consequences which may afflict them for many years. In lieu of these consequences or to reduce some of them, some DUI/DWI offenders are given the option of or even ordered by the court to participate in a Crescent City drug and alcohol treatment center to address their problems with drugs or alcohol abuse. Court ordering or recommending that DUI/DWI offenders receive treatment in drug and alcohol rehab has proven effective not just in addressing issues relating to drug or alcohol addiction but also in keeping them out of the criminal justice system for good. A lot of DUI/DWI offenders that are given this chance become rehabilitated, having a great impact not only on the DUI or DWI offender but on the criminal justice and society at large.