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Important Details About DUI Involving Prescription Drugs

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS

In pursuit of cracking down on DUI, law enforcement has, in addition to cracking down on DUI Marijuana, begun arresting increasingly more drivers for driving under the influence of “lawfully prescribed” medications. It would appear that, (at least according to the government), nearly everyone who is or was involved in a traffic collision or accident and who was also taking a prescription medication(s), must have been under the influence of the prescription medication(s) he/she was prescribed; and thus, that was the reason for the traffic collision or accident, not negligence or carelessness.

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It would therefore appear that the government has forgotten that accidents are, well, accidents, instead choosing to blame the accident on the fact that the person takes a prescribed medication as opposed to their negligence or carelessness. This borders on absurdity.

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NO ONE IS SAFE FROM OVERZEALOUS PROSECUTIONS OF THOSE TAKING MEDICATIONS

As a result of this new frontier against DUI-Drugs, no one is safe from being charged with DUI. Not even those who are taking their medications pursuant to their prescribed regimen. If there was an accident, and if that person were taking medication(s), that it was the medication(s) that caused the accident, not negligence or carelessness. Law enforcement has taken this to a whole new level, arresting nearly every driver who admits to taking prescribed medication(s) while driving a motor vehicle, especially those involved in a traffic collision or accident.

It is common for government laboratories to run Drug Screens for the following characteristics of drugs: (1) Alkaline Drugs; (2) Weakly Acidic and/or Neutral Drugs; and (3) Benzodiazepines. Therefore, because prescription drugs will naturally be found in a blood sample taking from a person who takes prescription medications, you should expect to be charged with DUI-Drugs, specifically, DUI-Prescription Medications.

The fact that it is not per se illegal to consume prescription drugs, the presence of them is of little value to the prosecution without proof that the individual’s blood levels of the drugs rise to a level indicating impairment. But again, the government has been running out of control as of late, charging any driver who admits to taking any prescription medication(s) with DUI-Drugs.

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COMMONLY SUSPECTED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

We do not agree with the proposition that just because a driver consumes a drug that may have impairing effects means that the driver was impaired. People are prescribed medications for a reason. That they consume them does not mean that the person is under the influence just because they were stopped for a Vehicle Code Violation or were involved in a traffic collision. Unimpaired people are routinely stopped for random Vehicle Code Violations and are involved in traffic collisions. Thus, just because you take a medication that may impair an individual means that you were impaired simply because you happen to take the prescribed medication, especially if adhering to a physician's medication regimen.

That stated, the following prescription drugs are commonly attacked as impairing a driver even though the driver may not be impaired by the medication at all. This list is not meant to encompass every prescription drug, just those most commonly attacked by prosecutors as impairing an individual who may not actually be impaired.

  • Adderall
  • Demerol
  • Dilaudid
  • Fentanyl Transdermal System
  • Hydrocodone
  • Hydromorphone
  • Lorcet
  • Lortab
  • Oxycodone
  • OxyContin
  • Panacet
  • Percocet
  • Percodan
  • Ritalin
  • Seconal
  • Vicodin
  • Valium
  • Xanax

As stated, this is just a short list of prescription medications that prosecutors automatically believe caused impairment event though there is no "real evidence" of impairment.

If you were arrested for driving under the influence of prescription drugs, contact Peter F. Iocona, Attorney at Law, for a free DUI Prescription Drugs Consultation.

ORANGE COUNTY DUI PRESCRIPTION DRUGS DEFENSE ATTORNEYS

As mentioned, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office has a team of “specially trained” DUI-Drug Prosecutors. They prosecute DUI Prescription Drugs aggressively, perhaps too aggressively in some cases. Thus, if you are faced with a DUI Prescription Drug charge out of Orange County, California, contact a DUI Prescription Drugs DUI Defense Attorney from The SoCal Law Network to defend you. The consultation is free, so please do not delay and call today.

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