DUI/DWI offenders in Needville are sometimes given the option to take part in a drug rehabilitation program instead of consequences for their alcohol or drug related criminal offenses. Penalties for these types of offenses can ordinarily be quite harsh, and may include being locked up in jail and substantial fines and various significant costs to pay for being prosecuted 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 addiction in drug or alcohol rehab is going to be more effective in the long term for curbing the issue. For DUI/DWI offenders in Needville that are fortunate enough to be permitted to take part in this rehab process in lieu of other far more extreme penalties, many will remain out of the criminal justice system permanently.