DUI/DWI offenders in Chattanooga, TN. are occasionally given the opportunity to take advantage of an alcohol and drug rehab program as opposed to receiving other penalties for their alcohol or drug related crimes. Penalties for such crimes can ordinarily be quite harsh, and may include incarceration and significant fines and even significant costs associated with being in court for and/or found guilty of DUI/DWI. Frequently, particularly for new offenders, the criminal justice system will decide that addressing the concerns of alcohol and drug abuse in drug or alcohol rehab is a better decision in the long run for full handling the problem. For DUI/DWI offenders in Chattanooga, TN. who are fortunate enough to be permitted to participate in such treatment instead of other far more severe punishment, many will stay out of the criminal justice system for good.