DUI/DWI offenders in Huntersville, North Carolina 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 often be rather serious, and may include being locked up in jail and substantial fines and even significant costs to pay for being prosecuted and/or convicted of DUI/DWI. Frequently, specifically for initial offenders, the criminal justice system will decide that addressing the problems of alcohol and drug addiction in treatment is will prove more effective in the long term for curbing the problem. For DUI/DWI offenders in Huntersville, North Carolina who are lucky enough to be allowed to take part in this rehab process in lieu of other far more extreme penalties, a great number will remain out of the criminal justice system permanently.