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Can I be prosecuted for DUI because I was driving while taking my legal prescriptions?

 

Yes, if those prescription drugs cause you to be incapable of driving safely.  Many people are arrested, prosecuted and sometimes convicted for driving on pain medications, muscle relaxers and related drugs even when they have a prescription.  However, use caution when driving on any new prescription which could impair driving ability and discuss the issue with your doctor and pharmacist.

If you are convicted of DUI based upon drugs impairing your ability to drive, the consequences to your license can be worse than if you have been drinking and driving.  A DUI drug conviction can suspend your driver’s license for six months with no “work” or temporary permit allowed.

Therefore, use caution when driving on any medication.  Read the warning labels on your prescriptions as many will warn you that they could impair driving and talk to your doctor and pharmacist.     

Posted on: 31 Jul, 2012          under: Criminal Law, DUI, Traffic Law

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