Don’t drink and drive. Let’s make it even plainer – if you plan to get behind the wheel of a car at any time within a 24 hour period, don’t drink any alcohol. It’s been said many times, but people still don’t listen. It’s an established fact that different people of various sizes metabolize alcohol […]

Marijuana is the most commonly abused illegal drug in the United States of America. In 2004, 14.6 million Americans used marijuana at least once. Many people argue that the drug should be made legal because it is so common. Some people even use marijuana as a form of medical treatment. But, as of today, marijuana […]

The minimum age to purchase alcohol was first established because authorities wanted to limit access among teenagers. Regardless of this, underage drinking is still a problem in the United States. Alcohol is the number one drug teenagers use on a regular basis. As a result, there are many adolescents who are putting their lives and […]

Everyone knows that you shouldn’t drink and drive. But not everyone knows the difference between DUI and DWI. Both acronyms are terms that refer to operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or illegal drugs. Throughout the United States, the laws regarding DUI and DWI vary. DUI stands for driving under the influence and […]

American drug laws are based on the classification of narcotics into five different groups, called Schedules.  Each Schedule is numbered I through V with the lower numbers being considered more dangerous in terms of addiction and bodily harm and the higher numbers having varying degrees of use within the American medical system.  Canada’s classification system […]

In 1978 the federal government of the United States decided that for medicinal purposes, Robert Randall could be allowed 300 marijuana cigarettes each month so long as they were supplied by a state controlled growing facility.  This case led the way to a handful of other people gaining the rights to smoke state provided marijuana, […]

In America today, the most common drug arrests come from the possession or sale of marijuana.  This is a drug with very widespread use and many people believe that its effects are not harmful in the long term.  Although drug users have effectively created several subcultures pertaining to their use or even in some cases […]

The American government classifies all drugs into five different Schedules, Schedule I being considered the worst for addictive tendencies and bodily harm, and Schedule V being considered the least risky.  Where Schedule V drugs are used for medicinal purposes, Schedule I drugs are thought to be of no such use and are subject to harsh […]

There is no doubt that if you are convicted of driving under the influence that your record will be affected, but there are two aspects of the conviction, affecting two of your records. There is an administrative license suspension as well as criminal charges. Administrative license suspension is governed by administrative or civil law and […]

Being charged with driving under the influence is a serious offense and the consequences can be both expensive and embarrassing. You will be subjected to fines, attorney fees and even license suspension, but further than that, there are long-term consequences that you will have to face as well, primarily your car insurance rates and coverage. […]

If you failed a field sobriety test or a DUI breathalyzer test, in most cases, you will be charged and arrested for driving under the influence. If this has happened, then you need to find an appropriate attorney to help you with your DUI case. The right attorney will tell you about some of the […]

It is an unfortunate occurrence, however, in some cases, DUI rights are overlooked when you are arrested and charged for driving under the influence. Overlooking a person’s DUI rights is far too common and we are at a place in society where DUI rights are considered to be generally non-existent. Regardless of why you are […]

Blood alcohol content, BAC, is the concentration ratio of alcohol in your blood stream. It is measured in three different ways – a percentage by mass, mass per volume or a combination of both. In most countries, blood alcohol content is measured in grams of alcohol per 1000 milliliters of blood.   It is very […]