DUI/DWI offenders in Tullahoma are occasionally given the opportunity to participate in an alcohol and drug treatment program instead of consequences for their alcohol or drug related criminal offenses. The punishment for these kinds of criminal offenses can often be quite severe, including jail time and substantial fines and even significant costs associated with being prosecuted and/or convicted of DUI/DWI. More often than not, particularly for new offenders, the criminal justice system will decide that treating the problems of alcohol and drug addiction in drug or alcohol rehab is going to be more effective in the long term for full handling the problem. For DUI/DWI offenders in Tullahoma that are fortunate enough to be allowed to take part in this rehab process in lieu of other far more extreme punishment, many will remain away from the criminal justice system permanently.