DUI/DWI offenders in Lake Station are sometimes given the opportunity to participate in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in lieu of consequences for their alcohol or drug related criminal offenses. Penalties for such criminal offenses can often be rather serious, which can include incarceration and significant fines and even significant costs to pay for being in the court system for and/or found guilty of DUI/DWI. More often than not, specifically for new offenders, the criminal justice system will decide that treating the problems of drug or alcohol abuse in drug or alcohol rehab is a better decision in the long term for full handling the problem. For DUI/DWI offenders in Lake Station who are lucky enough to be permitted to participate in this rehab process in lieu of other far more extreme penalties, most will remain out of the court system for good.