DUI/DWI offenders in Gerton, North Carolina are often given the chance to take part in an alcohol and drug rehab center instead of consequences for their drug or alcohol related criminal offenses. Penalties for these types of offenses can ordinarily be quite severe, and may include being locked up in jail and significant fines and other absorbitant costs to pay for being in the court system for and/or found guilty of DUI/DWI. Frequently, specifically for initial offenders, the court finds that treating the problems of alcohol and drug abuse in drug rehab is will prove more effective in the long term for curbing the problem. For DUI/DWI offenders in Gerton, North Carolina that are lucky enough to be permitted to participate in such treatment in lieu of other more severe punishment, many will stay out of the court system for good.