DUI/DWI offenders in Merritt frequently find that they are going to have to deal with extreme penalties due to their criminal offenses including jail time and other consequences which may haunt them for years. Instead of of these penalties or to reduce some of them, some DUI/DWI offenders are given the option of or possibly court ordered to take part in a Merritt drug and alcohol rehab center to handle their problems with drugs or alcohol addiction. Court ordering or making the recommendation that DUI/DWI offenders receive treatment in drug rehabilitation has worked not just in treating problems relating to drug addiction but also in keeping them out of the criminal justice system permanently. A great number of DUI/DWI offenders that are given this opportunity end up rehabbed, having a great effect not only on the offender but on the criminal justice and society at large.