Not many states have drugged-driving laws. Most are still exclusively alcohol- based laws; however the trend is changing rapidly. Drug-Impairment laws often mirror alcohol-impairment laws. However one clear distinction stands out in most states: many prescription and over-the-counter, legal drugs can impair the ability to drive, but there is usually a statutory exception for these drugs from a per se prosecution. But that does not mean that person can legally drive while impaired by one of these drugs. Hydrocodone may have been legally prescribed to person for pain, and he or she may be taking the prescribed dose, but if it impairs his or her ability to drive, then he or she may be prosecuted for DUI in many states. In such situation it is important to hire the Fort Worth DWI lawyer.

Moreover, person may be taking a prescribed drug and have had some alcohol, but still be under his or her state's per se BAC limit. Yet the combination of the alcohol, and drugs could render him or her impaired. This too may be illegal. Many officers cannot discern a difference between alcohol impairment and drug impairment. Additionally, many officers cannot detect that the person have even ingested some classes of drugs and will ask he or she have taken any drugs or medications. If the person have ingested some, it is best to be silent about this issue.

Per Se laws target illegal drugs, including prescription drugs taken without a prescription. States have taken varied approaches to per se drugged-driving laws.€ The strictest of the states prohibit driving with any amount of an illegal drug in the person's body, or the drug's metabolite. Under this scheme, it does not matter if person are impaired. What matters is whether there is a detectable amount of the drug in the body. Necessarily, this means that one must consider the limits of scientific means of detection, but also the current acceptability of those limits within the relevant scientific community. Most states that have drugged-driving laws have taken a somewhat sensible approach, however, and have chosen a lower cut-off limit. The cut-off point is based on the limited, and sometimes unscientific, information regarding impairment levels due to drug-use. Additionally, some states prohibit driving with the drug's metabolite in the body system. Everything organic that we ingest is metabolized. That is if the person smoked marijuana ten to 15 days back, the chemicals would be fo8und in his or her body system. Therefore, sometimes, there is chance of getting less punishment in such situation. Hiring a Fort Worth DWI lawyer is very important to fight for the rights.