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What You Need to Know about Drug-Related DUI Charges

You are sure your life is ruined. And, you just don’t understand the charges against you. How could you possibly be accused of driving while under the influence of drugs? It’s been more than a week since you last smoked weed.

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What You Need to Know about Drug-Related DUI Charges

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  1. New Jersey DWI Attorney www.njticketattorneys.com

  2. What You Need to Know about Drug-Related DUI Charges TextYou are sure your life is ruined. And, you just don’t understand the charges against you. How could you possibly be accused of driving while under the influence of drugs? It’s been more than a week since you last smoked weed. placeholder You would never consider drinking and driving. When you take prescription medications, you follow the label instructions. Admittedly, you smoke marijuana every now and then. But, you never get high and drive. What seemed like a minor fender bender has resulted in what looks like big trouble.

  3. At the onset, let’s start with some clarification. DUI stands for driving while under the influence; DWI is the acronym for driving while intoxicated. In New Jersey, the two terms are used interchangeably. The law regarding impaired driving starts at NJSA 39:4-50. DUI/DWI and Drugs

  4. Drugs and Detection Let’s be clear. For purposes of this discussion, your arrest is solely related to driving under the influence. You have no drugs in your car. Not even legally prescribed medications. The officer showed probable cause for your arrest, and the drug test proved there might be reason for concern. Again, could be

  5. The problem is that drugs metabolize at different time rates. According to one resource, cannabis can show up in urine up to 90 days after you’ve last ingested it. Here are some other drugs and the length of time they stay in your system

  6. AMPHETAMINES, SUCH AS ADDERALL OR RITALIN – Urine: 3 days; Blood: 12 hours BARBITURATES, SUCH AS SECONAL – Urine: 90 days; Blood: 2 days BENZODIAZEPINES, SUCH AS XANAX OR VALIUM – Urine: 6 weeks; Blood: 3 days COCAINE – Urine: 4 days; Blood: 2 days HEROIN – Urine: 4 days; Blood: 12 hours

  7. DREs and DUIs Drug recognition experts are police officers who have been provided with special procedures to evaluate suspects arrested for driving while under the influence of drugs. DREs are limited in number and therefore not called to every scene. In cases where they are used, these officers are required to follow a twelve- step protocol to determine if someone was impaired while driving.

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