DUI/DWI offenders in North Kansas City often find that they are dealt extreme penalties for their DUI or DWI including time in jail and other consequences which may affect them for years. Instead of of these penalties or to reduce some of them, some DUI/DWI offenders are given the option of or sometimes court ordered to receive help in a North Kansas City drug rehabilitation center to address their problems with alcohol and drug addiction. Making someone or making the recommendation that DUI/DWI offenders receive treatment in drug rehabilitation has proven effective not only in addressing issues concerning drug or alcohol addiction but also in keeping them out of the criminal justice system permanently. A lot of DUI/DWI offenders who are given this chance become rehabbed, which has a great effect not just on the offender but on the court system and society itself.