DUI/DWI offenders in Walden, NY. are occasionally given the chance to take advantage of a drug treatment program in lieu of punishment for their alcohol or drug related crimes. The punishment for these types of crimes can ordinarily be rather extreme, including jail time and significant fines and even significant costs to pay for being in court for and/or convicted of DUI/DWI. More often than not, specifically for first time offenders, the court will decide that addressing the issues of drug or alcohol addiction in treatment is going to be more effective in the long term for full handling the issue. For DUI/DWI offenders in Walden, NY. who are lucky enough to be able to take part in this rehab process instead of other more severe consequences, most will remain out of the court system permanently.