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Finding the Right Criminal Defense Attorney for Drug Charges

Finding the Right Criminal Defense Attorney for Drug Charges

If the prosecutor has charged you with committing a drug crime, your search for the right criminal defense attorney should start now. You have a narrow window of opportunity to find someone who will investigate, mount a strong fight against the charges, and obtain a result that helps you. Does the Attorney Know the System? Ask the attorney about his or her experience fighting drug charges for clients. How long has he or she been practicing, and what did he or she do before practicing law? Finding a lawyer who worked as a prosecutor or district attorney, or even in law enforcement,...

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Drug Tests and How Long Drugs Stay in Your System

Drug Tests and How Long Drugs Stay in Your System

In Oklahoma, drivers pulled over for suspected DUI may receive a drug test. Driving under the influence of drugs is illegal, and if law enforcement suspect you have been using drugs they can request a test. Oklahoma DUI-D (driving under the influence of drugs) laws are extremely strict. If you are caught driving with any amount of a Schedule I controlled dangerous substance in any bodily fluid, you can receive a DUI-D charge. In addition, you can receive a DUI-D charge if you are driving while under the influence of any intoxicating substance. Intoxicating substances include the various controlled substances listed...

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Drug Testing: How It Works

Drug Testing: How It Works

In Oklahoma, both the state and private employers commonly use urine testing to check whether a person has used illegal drugs. Due to changes in legislation, many employers now mandate drug testing for their employees, leading to a large increase in the number of requested drug tests and likely an increase in the number of laboratories doing the testing. How exactly do these laboratories check for drugs in urine? First, a sample must be collected from the test subject, usually in a small cup. Labs then conduct an automated immunoassay test on the sample. The simplest type of immunoassay test works...

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