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Even if You Have a Valid Prescription, Driving Under the Influence of Vicodin is a Crime in California

By Neil Shouse, Esq.

Hydrocodone?more commonly referred to as ?Vicodin??is a commonly prescribed drug in California and throughout the world. It is typically combined with Tylenol and is used (1) to treat mild to moderate pain, and (2) as a cough suppressant. Because its use is so common?and legal when administered pursuant to a valid prescription?many people don?t think about the fact that driving while taking hydrocodone may nevertheless be illegal. As a result, many people are frequently arrested for violating California?s laws against driving under the influence of Vicodin (and for a variety of additional California Vicodin-related offenses as well). Even if you are taking hydrocodone in strict compliance with a valid prescription, you are not permitted to drive while the drug is in your system if the Vicodin has affected your ability to drive a car in a safe and sober manner...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blogger on January 27, 2011 (boomark / email).