DUI/DWI offenders in New Tazewell are occasionally given the opportunity to participate in a drug rehabilitation program as opposed to receiving other consequences for their drug or alcohol related offenses. The consequences for these kinds of criminal offenses can ordinarily be very extreme, which can include being locked up in jail and serious fines and other absorbitant costs to pay for being in court for and/or found guilty of DUI/DWI. More often than not, especially for new offenders, the court finds that treating the issues of alcohol and drug addiction in treatment is going to be more effective in the long term for curbing the problem. For DUI/DWI offenders in New Tazewell that are fortunate enough to be allowed to participate in this rehab process in lieu of other more severe penalties, most will stay out of the criminal justice system for good.