DUI/DWI offenders in National Stock Yards, Illinois often find that they are burdened with severe penalties because of their DUI or DWI including time in jail and other penalties which can afflict them for years. In lieu of these consequences or to reduce some of them, some DUI/DWI offenders are given the option of or sometimes court ordered to take part in a National Stock Yards, Illinois drug and alcohol treatment facility to address their issues with alcohol and drug abuse. Ordering or making the recommendation that DUI/DWI offenders receive treatment in drug rehabilitation has worked not only in addressing concerns concerning drug or alcohol addiction but also in keeping them out of the criminal justice system permanently. Many DUI/DWI offenders that are given this opportunity become rehabilitated, having a beneficial impact not only on the DUI or DWI offender but on the court system and society at large.