Individuals in East Waterford with DUI/DWI are sometimes court ordered to go to a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program, most often when they are first time offenders and in lieu of other court penalties. Even though being convicted of a DUI/DWI in East Waterford often comes with hefty fines and even jail time in some cases, the criminal justice system is occasionally more prone to help rehabilitate the individual instead of penalizing them. Allowing people with DUI/DWI to participate in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program as a substitute to other methods of punishment has shown to be effective in keeping individuals in East Waterford out of the criminal justice system because of DUI/DWI in the future.