DUI/DWI offenders in Portland, MO. are sometimes given the option to take advantage of a drug and alcohol treatment center in lieu of consequences for their drug or alcohol related offenses. Penalties for such offenses can occasionally be quite extreme, and may include being locked up in jail and substantial fines and even significant costs to pay for being in the court system for and/or convicted of DUI/DWI. More often than not, especially for initial offenders, the judge will decide that addressing the problems of drug or alcohol abuse in drug rehab is a better decision in the long term for curbing the problem. For DUI/DWI offenders in Portland, MO. who are lucky enough to be able to take part in such treatment in lieu of other far more serious punishment, many will remain out of the criminal justice system permanently.