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Law Governing Prescription Narcotic Amounts while Driving a Motor Vehicle

Law Governing Prescription Narcotic Amounts while Driving a Motor Vehicle

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Started by Anonymous 15 years, 8 months ago
There are no laws governing the amount of narcotics that is legal to have in your system while driving a motor vehicle.  This petition is to protect pain management patients from being arrested for DUI's or other laws if they are using their medication as prescribed, as well as keeping people off of road who are abusing their narcotic medication.   Alcohol consumption is governed by a percentage of alcohol to blood ratio; which is what we need for narcotic use as well. Please sign this petition to get a bill enacted to set a level of narcotics to blood ratio, so that we can regulate this growing problem and protect people's rights.

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Tom Dorsey
10 years ago Featured

There should be No limit as long as you are capable of driving. Being distracted by pain is Much more dangerous. We need a law to make it so no one can be arrested for taking their meds unless they can be proven to be impaired. But as far as a limit who is to make that determination? It depends on how bad your pain is. Just leave us alone.

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Melanie Rhine
12 years ago Featured

I am a much safer driver when I am on my prescribed narcotics, then when I am in overwhelming pain! Just ask my family! I would never put myself in jeperdy to have another car accident, that was responsible for my pain and am the safest driver I know!