DUI/DWI offenders in Avon Park are occasionally given the opportunity to participate in a drug and alcohol rehab program as opposed to receiving other consequences for their alcohol or drug related criminal offenses. The consequences for these types of offenses can ordinarily be rather serious, including jail time and serious fines and various absorbitant costs associated with being prosecuted and/or convicted of DUI/DWI. Often, especially for initial offenders, the judge may decide that treating the problems of drug or alcohol abuse in drug or alcohol rehab is will prove more effective in the long run for curbing the problem. For DUI/DWI offenders in Avon Park who are lucky enough to be permitted to take part in such treatment in lieu of other far more severe penalties, most will stay out of the criminal justice system permanently.