There is much coverage in the media about DUI accidents in Metro Atlanta and elsewhere in very Georgia. Most of people that drive only means under the influence, driving, intoxicated while with alcohol.Although this is a form of the DUI law after Georgia, the term DUI is also for driving under the influence of drugs. An estimated 10.2 million people was done in a survey in 2006 to the nation while under the influence of drugs to drive. Montlick and Associates, attorneys at law, we have Georgia inhabitants injured car accidents with driver driving under the influence of drugs for more than a quarter of a century is, was.

Thousands of drivers on Georgia roads are under the influence of illegal drugs or medicines that are required by law. While it is easy to assume that illegal drugs cause the majority of alcohol-related car accidents on Georgia roads, the truth of the matter will also is a prescription for drivers on the road if not more dangers.

Effects of prescription drugs

The effects of prescription drugs can have a different effect depending on dose and special features of the person taking the medication, such as differences in weight. These drugs can directly affect the functioning of the brain and have an impact on the ability go or cause that a driver to fall asleep behind the wheel. Prescription drugs can drivers in a variety of ways including influence:

PerceptionInducing response TimesInterfering with focus and ConcentrationInducing change drowsiness or SleepinessBlurring VisionCausing DizzinessSlowing nausea or even fainting

Actually warn the labels on the most bottles of prescription drugs, drive their ability after taking this drug, interfere with the judgment while driving. Some people are at the same time take more drugs and some even prescription drugs with alcohol drink combine.

Drugs and car accidents

In 15 countries it is illegal to drive a car with a detectable level of an illegal drug in your system. Despite these laws about 11,000 due to a car accidents which occur while driving under the influence of drugs each year.

People take drugs such as Depressants, stimulants and hallucinogenic for recreational purposes. A significant number of people use marijuana proven impact on areas of the brain that control response time, body movement, balance, coordination, memory, judgment and sensation. Marijuana mixed with driving makes for an unsafe environment for the driver and other drivers on the road.

Prescription drugs and pill Mills

Pain relievers, including opiates such as methadone, Oxycontin and vicodin, run many car accidents drug-related deaths, according to the CDC. data from the CDC indicates that these types of pain relievers that adults 1: 5 and 1: 10 young people every year are required.

There are an increasing number of reports these drugs illegally or without medical justification required is. There are companies that are actually disguised as independent pain management centers. They are known as pill mills. A pill mill is a term of investigators and law enforcement, call a physician office, clinic or pharmacy that requires or narcotics unethical, without people from non-medical reasons.

Prescription drug overdoses are the second leading cause of accidental death behind traffic crashes and pain relievers have played a leading role in the increase.

If a doctor a patient without a legitimate purpose or outside the usual course of the practice of medicine prescribing pain medication, the doctor can break federal law. The doctor could be accused of a crime actually. There is no doubt that the prevalence of these types of "Clinics" and easy access to prescription drugs is increasing the likelihood that some drivers will be at the under the influence of these drugs and to serious injury or even cause death.

If you in a car accident with a different driver, who was injured under the influence of drugs, you should immediately an experienced Georgia DUI accident lawyer contact. Montlick and Associates, use lawyers, if we experts about the impact of a particular type or quantity of the drug and its role in which a person, the ability to drive affect corresponding testify. Although the drug that interferes with the ability to drive is a legal prescription drug, it is not excuse operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of the drug. Typically affect prescription drugs, driving with prominent warnings come so a rider who ignored such unnecessary brings alerts others on the road at risk.

Montlick and Associates, attorneys at law, has been support people injured or killed drug-related traffic accidents in the search for compensation for their injuries in Atlanta and the State of Georgia for more than 27 years. Our Georgia drunk driving accident lawyers understand the grief and misery caused by drivers who endanger others by driving while under the influence of prescription drugs, alcohol and illegal drugs. We represent clients in all Georgia and in the Southeast, including but not limited to Albany, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Dalton, Gainesville, Macon, Marietta, Rome, Roswell, Savannah, Smyrna, Valdosta helping Warner Robins and all the smaller towns and rural areas in the State. Call us today for your free consultation at 1-800-LAW-NEED (1-800-529-6333), or visit us on the website of www.montlick.com and use our free case evaluation form or 24-hour live online chat. No matter where you are in Georgia we are only a phone call away, and we come to you.

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