DUI/DWI offenders in Stillwater, New York are occasionally given the opportunity to participate in a drug treatment facility instead of punishment for their alcohol or drug related offenses. The consequences for these kinds of offenses can occasionally be very severe, and may include incarceration and significant fines and other absorbitant costs associated with being in the court system for and/or convicted of DUI/DWI. Frequently, specifically for initial offenders, the criminal justice system will decide that addressing the problems of drug or alcohol abuse in drug or alcohol rehab is will prove more effective in the long term for full handling the problem. For DUI/DWI offenders in Stillwater, New York that are fortunate enough to be allowed to take part in such treatment in lieu of other far more severe penalties, most will stay out of the criminal justice system permanently.