At a time when drunken driving deaths fall, deaths rise, people drive, while by prescription or illicit drugs affected.

The number of prescriptions given to narcotic painkillers, anti-anxiety drugs, sleeping AIDS and other powerful drugs has increased at a rapid pace.

DUI cases relating to drugs, that in car accidents pose serious problems of evidence for law enforcement agencies and prosecutors in a criminal context, as well as for road accident victims in the car in the search for damages in a civil action or claim against an insurance company. If a driver for driving under influence of alcohol loaded, there is clear thresholds determine, whether a driver is impaired. In the case of a DUI with drugs, this is not the case. There is no standardized measurement for the amount of drugs in the blood, the results in impaired driving.

It is not so much illegal drugs such as cannabis, cocaine and heroine who prove the problem, but the challenges affecting are responsible, provided by drugs. The way that these types of drugs affect a person can vary. How much a person consumes can vary the effect. If you have mixed prescription drugs with alcohol, it can significantly increase the impairment. Stimulants can one's ability, distances, judge during anti-anxiety blunt can reduce drugs vigilance and slow response time.

The other legal challenge in litigation with car accidents by prescription drugs caused is that they have a legitimate purpose and can be medically necessary. The driver that caused your injuries can claim that he or she never, stressed that risk of driving while taking the drug. The person that a prescription drug-related accident not cause sometimes legitimate to interact two different medicines, that at the same time be taken affecting their ability to drive.

It can be also very difficult to determine when a driver consumed the drugs. Some drugs linger in the body over days or weeks, so it is harder to determine whether a driver took drugs before getting into her car. The evidence when and how much of a prescription medication was taken before getting behind the wheel of a car make much more difficult than cases related to drink driving the problems these cases.

In a survey by the national highway traffic safety they done Administration (NHTSA) shielded 5900 driver at night and found that 16.3 per cent tested positive for licit or illicit drugs. Driver only to fatally can behind the wheel of a car with prescription drugs in their blood stream as they are with an over-the-limit blood alcohol level.

Montlick and Associates, attorneys at law, has represented Georgia people, the serious injuries or accidents drive prescription drug wrongful death for more than 27 years suffer. Prescription DUI accident lawyers are our experienced Georgia for customers in all Georgia and in the Southeast, including but not limited to Albany, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Gainesville, Macon, Marietta, Rome, Roswell, Savannah, Smyrna, Valdosta, helping Warner Robins and all the smaller towns and rural areas in the State. No matter where you are our lawyers are only a phone call away, and we come to you. Call the week us 24 hours a day/7 days for your free consultation at 1-800-LAW-NEED (1-800-529-6333). You can also visit us at www.montlick.com and use our free case evaluation form or 24-hour live online chat.

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