According to the NTHSA, “20 percent of nighttime weekend drivers tested positive for drugs or alcohol.”
Most of the time its Prescription drugs.Millions of Americans use Legal Prescription Drugs daily to calm their anxiety or get to sleep.
In the US, driving under the influence of an impaired drug, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, marijuana, alcohol, and opioids, etc. is illegal.
It is illegal in the U.S. to drive under the influence (DUI) of any potentially impairing drug, which includes legal Prescription Drugs and over-the-counter medicines, as well as alcohol, marijuana, opioids, and methamphetamines, etc. So, yes, you can receive a DUI for driving under the influence of prescription drugs.
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