DUI/DWI offenders in Fresh Meadows, NY. are occasionally given the chance to take advantage of a drug and alcohol rehab facility as opposed to receiving other penalties for their drug or alcohol related crimes. The consequences for these kinds of criminal offenses can ordinarily be rather extreme, including jail time and substantial fines and other significant costs to pay for being in the court system for and/or found guilty of DUI/DWI. Often, particularly for first time offenders, the court may decide that addressing the problems of drug or alcohol addiction in drug or alcohol rehab is will prove more effective in the long run for curbing the issue. For DUI/DWI offenders in Fresh Meadows, NY. who are lucky enough to be allowed to participate in such treatment in lieu of other far more extreme consequences, many will stay away from the criminal justice system permanently.