DUI/DWI offenders in Portsmouth often find that they are going to have to deal with serious penalties due to their crimes including incarceration and other penalties which may affect them for years. In lieu of such penalties or to reduce some of them, many DUI/DWI offenders are given the option of or possibly court ordered to take part in a Portsmouth drug treatment program to deal with their issues with drugs or alcohol abuse. Court ordering or recommending that DUI/DWI offenders take part in drug and alcohol treatment has worked not just in addressing concerns relating to drug addiction but also in keeping them away from the criminal justice system for good. A lot of DUI/DWI offenders who are given this chance end up rehabilitated, having a beneficial impact not just on the DUI or DWI offender but on the court system and society at large.