DUI/DWI offenders in Wood River Junction are sometimes given the opportunity to take advantage of a drug rehab facility instead of penalties for their alcohol or drug related crimes. Penalties for these types of criminal offenses can ordinarily be rather extreme, and may include being locked up in jail and significant fines and other significant costs associated with being in the court system for and/or found guilty of DUI/DWI. Often, particularly for first time offenders, the judge will decide that addressing the concerns of alcohol and drug abuse in treatment is going to be more effective in the long term for full handling the problem. For DUI/DWI offenders in Wood River Junction that are lucky enough to be permitted to participate in such treatment instead of other far more serious consequences, many will stay out of the criminal justice system for good.