DUI/DWI offenders in Weldon, North Carolina are sometimes given the opportunity to participate in an alcohol and drug rehab facility in lieu of consequences for their alcohol or drug related criminal offenses. Penalties for these types of criminal offenses can occasionally be quite severe, and may include incarceration and significant fines and even absorbitant costs associated with being prosecuted and/or found guilty of DUI/DWI. Many times, particularly for initial offenders, the judge finds that treating the concerns of drug or alcohol abuse in drug rehab is going to be more effective in the long run for curbing the problem. For DUI/DWI offenders in Weldon, North Carolina that are lucky enough to be allowed to take part in such treatment instead of other additional extreme punishment, many will stay out of the court system permanently.