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Drug Toxicology: Impairment & Driving

Driving while under the influence of drugs (DUID) is a serious and potentially fatal offense. Part one of this drug toxicology series will focus on what happens if a person is caught driving under the influence of drugs, the forensic tests needed as well as the challenges that arise when…

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Drug Testing: Sweat Patches 101

Analysis of biological fluids and tissues provide the most reliable method to documenting human drug exposure. The chemical analysis of human sweat in the form of drug testing sweat patches has become an effective method of monitoring drug use over an extended period of time. The sensitivity, specificity and reliability…

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Crazy Laws About Sex

Unusual Statutes Governing Intimate Conduct and Personal Freedoms Kentucky & London, Ontario: Kentucky law purportedly prohibits a woman from appearing on a public highway in a bikini unless accompanied by two law enforcement officers or in possession of a defensive weapon. Separately, a municipal ordinance in London, Ontario, is said…

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BAC Impaired Driving Statutes

BAC presumption statutes that codify evidentiary presumptions tied to the 0.05% BAC threshold What These Statutes Govern These are chemical test evidentiary presumption statutes—not per se offense statutes (though the two often coexist). They govern what a jury or fact-finder is presumed to conclude based solely on a defendant’s BAC…

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Lack of Correlation Between Urine Drug Levels, Blood Drug Levels, and Impairment

Lack of Correlation Between Urine Drug Levels, Blood Drug Levels, and Impairment Introduction In objectively quantifying drug-induced impairment, there is critical distinction between mere presence of a substance and its psychoactive effect on an individual’s functional capacity (Compton et al., 2009). Specifically, while drug concentrations in biological samples can confirm…

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