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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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Women and DUIs

Women and DUIs

More women are being arrested for driving under the influence today than ever before. While the increase in DUI arrests for women is undeniable, the reasons why the increase has occurred are complex and not fully understood. Statistics show the dramatic increase in women arrested for DUI corresponds with a decrease and leveling off in the number of men arrested during the same time period. From 2003 to 2012, female DUI arrests skyrocketed by about 21%, while male arrests went down about 17%. A study examining arrest rates from 1982 to 2004 found the same pattern for women, with a slight...

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