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23 May
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Energy Drinks and Drunk Driving in Oklahoma

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Energy drinks – increasingly popular among tired Oklahomans and anyone just needing a boost – pose a risk for drivers in Oklahoma beyond just over-caffeination. These popular drinks do contain much more caffeine than soda, and the high caffeine levels could lead to side effects. And younger people may be more susceptible to the caffeine since they usually have lower tolerance levels than adults. But the combination of caffeine and alcohol could increase the risk for a DUI. How Could Energy Drinks Increase DUI Risk? Alcohol is a depressant, meaning it can depress bodily functions including heart rate and can slow reaction...

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01 November
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Is It Possible for Marijuana to Impair Your Driving?

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Is It Possible for Marijuana to Impair Your Driving?

With passage of the new medical marijuana law in Oklahoma, more Oklahomans may soon be using marijuana legally. This raises concerns among law enforcement about impaired driving, and concerns among ordinary citizens about unnecessary roadside arrests when people are not actually “impaired”. Oklahoma has strict DWI laws that prohibit any “impaired” driving, even if you are impaired because of a legal drug and have a prescription. Driving erratically after using marijuana is no exception. Substances that could impair you include those that are “capable of being ingested, inhaled, injected or absorbed into the human body and are capable of adversely affecting...

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02 July
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Drug Tests and How Long Drugs Stay in Your System

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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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23 August
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Can I Be Convicted of DUI After Taking a Legally Prescribed Drug?

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Can I Be Convicted of DUI After Taking a Legally Prescribed Drug?

In Oklahoma, the fact that a drug is legally prescribed is not a defense to a charge of driving under the influence. Just because your doctor prescribed you a medication does not mean that you cannot be considered legally intoxicated while using it. However, determining whether you were incapable of safely operating a motor vehicle is more difficult than when only alcohol is involved. The DUI laws in Oklahoma include prohibitions against driving while “under the influence of any intoxicating substance other than alcohol which may render such person incapable of safely driving or operating a motor vehicle”. 47 O.S. §...

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