What do you think of when you hear the words DUI (driving under the influence) and DWI (driving while intoxicated)? If you are like most people, you think about someone who drives a motor vehicle after drinking alcohol. You probably think about someone who is drunk driving.
Have you ever thought about or realized that these terms DUI, DWI can also refer to driving under the influence of either prescription or illegal drugs. In fact, they can and do refer to a driver who is under the influence (impaired) by prescription or illegal drugs, as well as alcohol.
An issue of ongoing concern to authorities is the person who drives a motor vehicle after using psychoactive drugs. Law enforcement officers, forensic toxicologists, attorneys, physicians and traffic safety professionals in every state in the United States have a continuing concern about this issue of drugs and driving. Documentation and assessment of the impairment displayed by the driver, ways to identify the drug impaired driver on the road, the availability of appropriate chemical tests and the interpretation of the subsequent results are some of the things these professionals are concerned about.
The question may be posed, “Do drugs or medications really impair a driver? Are prescription medications as potentially dangerous as drunk driving?” (more…)
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If you drive when you are either intoxicated or drunk, you are placing yourself and others at great risk. Drunk driving or driving with a high blood alcohol content or concentration (BAC) places you and others at a greatly increased risk of highway injuries, car accidents and vehicular deaths.
You may ask, “How is drunk driving defined?” The definition of drunk driving is consistent throughout the United States. Every state and the District of Columbia define impairment as driving with a BAC (blood alcohol concentration) at or above 0.08 percent.
In addition, they all have zero tolerance laws prohibiting drivers under the age of 21 from drinking and driving. Generally the BAC in these cases is 0.02 percent.
If you wonder how big a problem drunk driving is then consider this. The U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says that there is an alcohol-impaired traffic fatality every 40 minutes in the United States. (more…)
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Drinking and driving have been a serious problem in the United States for many years. The words DUI (driving under the influence) and DWI (driving while intoxicated) are all too familiar to most of us. Drunk driving has been responsible for the loss of thousands of lives in this country.
It may surprise you to find out that these terms DUI, DWI can also be used in regard to driving under the influence of either prescription or illegal drugs. The fact is, they can and do also refer to a driver who is under the influence of (impaired) either illegal or prescription drugs, as well as alcohol.
A person who uses psychoactive drugs and then proceeds to drive a vehicle is an issue of ongoing concern to authorities. It is an issue of continual concern to law enforcement officers, forensic toxicologists, attorneys, physicians and traffic safety professionals in every state in the United States. Some of the things that are matters of concern are ways to identify the drug impaired driver on the road, the availability of appropriate chemical tests, the documentation and assessment of the impairment displayed by the driver and the interpretation of the subsequent results.
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If you or a friend or loved one has been placed under a DUI or DWI arrest and faces DUI charges there are many questions that you may have. Hopefully the answer or answers to some common questions that are asked about DUI/DWI will be helpful to you.
What do these terms mean? DUI stands for “driving under the influence”. DWI
means “driving while intoxicated”.
You may wonder what the difference is in these two terms. In most states these two terms are used interchangeably, meaning the same thing. In some states, however, the drunk driving laws are different for a DUI and a DWI. In these states, the charges are not the same for a DUI and a DWI. In these states, the DUI is a lesser charge. Usually, in these states, a DUI means there is a lesser degree of intoxication. This is determined by your blood alcohol level at the time of arrest. Sometimes, these states will allow the charges of a DWI to be reduced to a DUI with the help of a DUI or DWI lawyer.
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DUI (driving under the influence) is a term that causes most people to think about someone who drives a vehicle after drinking alcohol. The same is true for the term DWI (drinking while intoxicated). When you hear these words you probably think about someone who is drunk driving.
You may not have thought or realized that these terms DUI, DWI can also refer to driving under the influence of either prescription or illegal or drugs. In fact, they can and do refer to a driver who is impaired (under the influence of) by prescription or illegal drugs, as well as alcohol.
The person who drives a motor vehicle after using psychoactive drugs is an issue of ongoing concern to authorities. It is an issue of ongoing concern to law enforcement officers, forensic toxicologists, attorneys, physicians and traffic safety professionals in every state in the United States. Some of the things these professionals are concerned about are the documentation and assessment of the impairment displayed by the driver, ways to identify the drug impaired driver on the road, the availability of appropriate chemical tests and the interpretation of the subsequent results.
Someone may ask, “Do medications or drugs really impair a driver? Is prescription medication as potentially dangerous as drunk driving?”
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