DUI/DWI offenders in Shungnak, Alaska are occasionally given the chance to take part in an alcohol and drug treatment program as opposed to receiving other consequences for their alcohol or drug related offenses. Penalties for such offenses can often be very extreme, which can include incarceration and substantial fines and even significant costs associated with being prosecuted and/or convicted of DUI/DWI. Many times, especially for first time offenders, the court will decide that treating the concerns of drug or alcohol abuse in treatment is going to be more effective in the long term for curbing the issue. For DUI/DWI offenders in Shungnak, Alaska that are lucky enough to be allowed to participate in this rehab process in lieu of other far more extreme penalties, many will stay out of the criminal justice system permanently.