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Driving Under the Influence of Drugs Detection Tests on the Way

By Neil Shous, Esq.

A recent Los Angeles Times blog by Susan Brink talks about new tests just like a Breathalyzer that researchers hope will detect drivers operating under the influence of illegal drugs. The National Institutes of Health has reportedly released guidelines on possible ways to conduct these tests. Just as suspected drunk drivers are asked to blow into a Breathalyzer, someone suspected of driving under the influence of marijuana or cocaine may be asked to spit into a cup. Your saliva will then be tested for the presence of drugs. Experts are hoping that these new guidelines, which are still evolving, will be a good way to identify drivers under the influence of drugs and keep them off the roadways. But the question is: Is this an effective way of finding out if drivers are really impaired? As DUI and drug crime defense attorneys in California, we have consistently found that Breathalyzers that are used in the field by police are not at all an effective measure of blood alcohol content (BAC)...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on October 27, 2008 (boomark / email).