DUI/DWI offenders in Southgate are occasionally given the opportunity to take advantage of a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program as opposed to receiving other penalties for their alcohol or drug related crimes. The consequences for these types of crimes can occasionally be very severe, including incarceration and substantial fines and other absorbitant costs to pay for being in court for and/or convicted of DUI/DWI. Frequently, particularly for initial offenders, the criminal justice system may decide that treating the problems of alcohol and drug abuse in treatment is a better decision in the long term for effectively addressing the issue. For DUI/DWI offenders in Southgate that are lucky enough to be allowed to participate in this rehab process in lieu of other far more extreme punishment, many will stay out of the criminal justice system for good.