DUI/DWI offenders in Walpole, NH. are occasionally given the opportunity to take advantage of an alcohol and drug rehab facility as opposed to receiving other punishment for their alcohol or drug related offenses. Penalties for such criminal offenses can ordinarily be quite harsh, which can include jail time and significant fines and other significant costs associated with being prosecuted and/or convicted of DUI/DWI. Frequently, particularly for initial offenders, the judge may decide that treating the problems 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 Walpole, NH. that are lucky enough to be allowed to participate in such treatment instead of other far more extreme punishment, most will stay out of the criminal justice system permanently.