DUI/DWI offenders in Southbridge, MA. are occasionally given the option to participate in an alcohol and drug rehab facility in lieu of penalties for their alcohol or drug related criminal offenses. Penalties for these kinds of crimes can ordinarily be very extreme, which can include incarceration and serious fines and other absorbitant costs associated with being prosecuted and/or found guilty of DUI/DWI. Often, especially for new offenders, the court will decide that addressing the concerns of drug or alcohol abuse in drug rehab is going to be more effective in the long term for curbing the issue. For DUI/DWI offenders in Southbridge, MA. who are lucky enough to be permitted to participate in such treatment in lieu of other far more extreme punishment, many will remain out of the criminal justice system permanently.