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Tiger Woods Arrest Highlights The Dangers Of Drugged Driving
By: zebb Date: July 23, 2017, 5:13 am
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http://newjersey.news12.com/story/35686463/tiger-woods-arrest-highlights-the-da…
Tiger Woods Arrest Highlights The Dangers Of Drugged Driving
Posted: Jun 17, 2017 6:55 AM GST
Updated: Jun 19, 2017 11:57 AM GST
New Jersey, 06/16/2017
The May 2017 arrest of Tiger Woods for impaired driving shines
an important spotlight on a growing problem � drugged driving.
According to media reports, Woods was arrested near his home for
driving under the influence of prescription medication. Police
documents show he blew a .000 breathalyzer (meaning he had no
alcohol in his system) and had fallen asleep in his stopped car.
The vehicle was pulled to the side of the road and the engine
was running at the time police approached Woods.
Police also stated that Woods� vehicle showed signs of damage.
Both drivers� side tires were flat, and there was damage to the
front and rear bumpers. The rear passenger tail light was also
out, and the tire rims had sustained damage.
Woods claimed that his impairment was due to �an unexpected
reaction to prescribed medications.�
Safety Report Says Drugged Driving Is Now More Common Than Drunk
Driving
A recent report from the Governors Highway Safety Association
(GHSA) found that more fatal car accidents are caused by drugged
driving than drunk driving. In about 43 percent of fatal car
accidents, drivers tested positive for illegal or prescription
drugs. By contrast, just 37 percent of fatal accidents involved
a drunk driver.
This is a reversal of statistics in 2005, when 41 percent of
fatal accidents were caused by drunk drivers and 28 percent were
caused by drivers with drugs in their system.
A separate study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol
and Drugs revealed that 20 percent of drivers had taken a
prescription drug within the past two days, with most of the
drugs including sedatives, antidepressants, and painkillers.
A survey conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration shows that stats for illegal drug use are rising.
The number of weekend, nighttime illegal drug use behind the
wheel increased from 12.4 percent in 2007 to 15.1 percent in
2013. Drivers using prescription drugs rose from 3.9 percent to
4.9 percent.
A police spokesperson told the media that motorists don�t view
prescription medication the same way they do alcohol when it
comes to impaired driving. He stated that people assume a
medication is safe because their doctor gave it to them. Most
people are well aware that drinking and driving is dangerous.
However, they don�t often realize that prescription drugs and
even over-the-counter medications can cause severe impairment.
If you are taking any kind of prescription drug, it�s important
to discuss it thoroughly with your doctor. Make sure your doctor
knows every kind of medication you�re taking, as certain drugs
can interact with others in a dangerous way.
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Sources:
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/05/tiger-woods-is-the-new-face-…
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2017/05/30/tiger-woods-had-to-be-wok…
https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/drugged-driving
http://www.ghsa.org/sites/default/files/2017-04/GHSA_DruggedDriving2017_FINAL.p…
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27936362
https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.dot.gov/files/812118-roadside_survey_2014.pdf
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Re: Tiger Woods Arrest Highlights The Dangers Of Drugged Driving
By: Dimond35 Date: November 8, 2017, 4:00 am
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That�s good if he is really educating people, as many times they
are always caught on wrong end of the law. My cousin has been
working with a top DUI lawyer
http://www.duilawyerlosangeles.com/
and have seen many instances
where influential and rich people go scot free.
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