DUI/DWI offenders in Safford are occasionally given the opportunity to take advantage of a drug and alcohol rehab center instead of penalties for their alcohol or drug related criminal offenses. The consequences for these types of offenses can ordinarily be very severe, and may include jail time and substantial fines and even absorbitant costs associated with being prosecuted and/or convicted of DUI/DWI. More often than not, particularly for new offenders, the judge finds that treating the problems of drug or alcohol abuse in drug or alcohol rehab is going to be more effective in the long term for full handling the problem. For DUI/DWI offenders in Safford that are fortunate enough to be able to participate in such treatment in lieu of other far more severe consequences, many will stay out of the criminal justice system permanently.