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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue Jul 09, 2013 5:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Drug-driving proposals unveiled by government
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23241948

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Plans to make it easier to prosecute people who drive under the influence of illegal drugs in England and Wales have been unveiled by the government.

The proposals would introduce a new offence of driving with a drug in the body, above a certain limit.

Ministers said the legislation would remove the difficulty of proving a driver was impaired by drugs.

The plans also propose limits for some prescribed drugs such as diazepam. The plans are out for consultation.

While they are including prescription drugs it might be interesting to see the impact of a zero tolerance will be for tranquilliser users.
Author:  JJW009 [ Tue Jul 09, 2013 5:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Drug-driving proposals unveiled by government
It makes sense to set specific limits to avoid any doubts.

I'd like to know the limits for diamorphine and morphine, since I have those on prescription for pain relief. My GP said I could still drive, but I don't.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue Jul 09, 2013 5:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Drug-driving proposals unveiled by government
It would all depend on what they block. If it were a zero limit for all drugs it could be difficult for many people.


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Author:  cloaked_wolf [ Tue Jul 09, 2013 6:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Drug-driving proposals unveiled by government
This is the important bit:

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And it is proposing higher limits for eight other controlled drugs which have medical uses.


The problem is that a lot of people are in pain and opiates can help to a massive degree but you do have the cognitive side effects and to measure them can be difficult. They key bit is the limit - I have patients who have side effects on anything as little as 8/500 cocodamol and yet others are fine with oxycodone.

It's not quite right but I sometimes advise patients to take their car down a quiet road (with someone) and do an emergency stop (a bit like in the driving test). If they cannot stop adequately/in time, they shouldn't be driving.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Wed Jul 10, 2013 1:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Drug-driving proposals unveiled by government
The problem is that people will react differently. There are drugs that operate differently on men and women. I think that some pain killers are more effective on men than women, so should one sex be banned from driving when on some drugs? There does need to be more thought about this by the government, otherwise they could criminalise people when the drugs have no impact. Then there are drugs that act differently when combined with alcohol.


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