DUI/DWI offenders in Hot Springs are occasionally given the chance to take part in an alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility in lieu of consequences for their alcohol or drug related criminal offenses. Penalties for these types of offenses can ordinarily be quite extreme, including being locked up in jail and serious fines and even significant costs associated with being in the court system for and/or found guilty of DUI/DWI. More often than not, especially for new offenders, the court will decide that addressing the issues of alcohol and drug abuse in drug rehab is will prove more effective in the long run for curbing the issue. For DUI/DWI offenders in Hot Springs that are fortunate enough to be allowed to participate in such treatment in lieu of other more extreme penalties, a great number will stay away from the criminal justice system permanently.