DUI/DWI offenders in Summer Shade are occasionally given the opportunity to take part in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program in lieu of consequences for their alcohol or drug related criminal offenses. The punishment for such criminal offenses can ordinarily be quite severe, including being locked up in jail and substantial fines and various absorbitant costs to pay for being prosecuted and/or convicted of DUI/DWI. More often than not, specifically for first time offenders, the judge may decide that treating the issues of alcohol and drug addiction in drug or alcohol rehab is a better decision in the long run for full handling the issue. For DUI/DWI offenders in Summer Shade who are lucky enough to be permitted to participate in such treatment in lieu of other far more serious penalties, a great number will remain out of the court system permanently.