After the whole NSA uproar you would think that lawmakers would tread softly when it comes to creating databases about law abiding citizens. Well think again. Recently, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a bill that would create a statewide database to monitor the prescription drugs common citizens are using. They claim that this database…
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Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on Prescription Drugs
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic recently published a study that found that nearly 70 percent of Americans are on prescription medication. This is a major concern because of the strict DUI-drug laws in Pennsylvania and the arbitrary way in which these cases are handled. DUI-drug laws extend beyond illicit drugs and include all prescription medications. …
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Clarification on DUI Prescription Drugs
On a recent post about DUI prescription drugs a reader commented that prescription drugs in fact do impair drivers and thus they are not innocent. I feel this issue needs to be clarified. While many prescription drugs can cause impairment, there is a growing number of cases where a driver took prescription drugs, was not…
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DUI Prescription Drug Help
One trend I that have noticed here in Pennsylvania is an increase in drug related DUI arrests and in particular arrest related to prescription drugs. We have discussed DUI prescription drugs before in our post: DUI Arrests Purposely Targeting Innocent People. DUI drug cases are complex because there are many different types of drugs that…
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Court Rules that DRE Protocol is Inadmissible as Evidence
Recently, a Circuit Court in Maryland rule that the DRE protocol was inadmissible as evidence because “…it is not generally accepted as valid and reliable in the relevant scientific community…”. The DRE protocol is a twelve step procedure police use to try to determine whether someone is impaired by drugs. This procedure is used all over…
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You may be surprised to learn that some DUI laws in Pennsylvania specifically target innocent people. Yes, even if you haven’t had a sip of alcohol or abused any illicit drugs, you can still be arrested for DUI and charged with a DUI equivalent to those with “Highest Rate” blood alcohol levels. Even for a…
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PA DUI Attorney Hosts Webinar on DUI Science
PA DUI Attorney Hosts Webinar on Analytical Chemistry Understanding analytical chemistry is a big part of challenging DUI blood tests. That is why I have invested time and effort into becoming an expert in DUI Science. I also believe in helping other lawyers to become better at DUI defense and that is why I recently…
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Driving under the influence of Prescription Drugs
Modern pharmacology has produced a number of drugs that cause physiological symptoms similar to ones shown by someone who is drunk. These drugs may or may not affect someone’s ability to drive safely. Hence this is a growing problem and one that DUI lawyers in Pennsylvania and beyond need to monitor. Here is a recent…
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