Drunk driving has dropped over recent years, a new report states, while drugged driving is on the rise. The Governors Highway Safety Association study says that marijuana legalization and surging prescription medication use leading causes of in the increase in drivers...
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Impaired is impaired is impaired is impaired
As Labor Day approaches, people are making their plans to celebrate, relax and enjoy the winding down of summer. For many, part of relaxing and having fun is enjoying a beer or some cannabis with friends.As we all know, Denver police will be out this holiday weekend...
Does Colorado regret legalizing marijuana?
A day later, a week later and even three years after making a big purchase, people can experience buyer's remorse. A new poll suggests that Coloradoans are experiencing buyer's remorse after voting in 2012 to legalize marijuana. But some say the poll results are...
Is Xanax like alcohol in a pill?
As its popularity in treating anxiety has soared over the years, Xanax -- known in its generic form as alprazolam -- has simultaneously become one of the most widely abused prescription drugs. The medication helps users feel relaxed and calm; sometimes sleepy and...
Too high to drive?
A new app could reduce the risk of seeing Denver police car lights flashing in your rearview mirror. Makers of MyCanary say the app helps cannabis users determine their impairment levels before they get behind the wheel. More than 10,000 people have downloaded the...
Double danger: Seniors prescribed mental health drugs at twice normal rate
Twice as many mental health drugs and half as many visits with psychiatrists: that's the dangerous equation today's older adults are dealing with in America, a new study says.One of the several problems with the increased intake of the medications that include...
The facts about Xanax, driving and DUID
Our world is an agitating place, with nonstop streams of detailed information coming at us from all directions. It is no surprise then that anti-anxiety drug Xanax is one of the most prescribed medications on the market.According to the Physician's Desk Reference...
Colorado lawmakers considering marijuana DUI proposal
When a Denver police officer arrests someone for driving while impaired, the state does not track whether that arrest involved alcohol, marijuana, Xanax or other drugs. All Colorado DUI arrests are lumped into a single category.That makes it impossible for those who...
Denver DUI attorneys can help clients get drug counseling
There is an infinite number of ways to become dependent on drugs, but one route has become increasingly popular in recent years: dependency that begins innocently with legitimate prescriptions for painkilling medications. In many of these situations, a person sustains...
Denver Xanax users: Anti-anxiety drug can result in DUID arrests
There's little doubt that the irony will not be lost on Denver residents who are prescribed the anti-anxiety drug, Xanax: using the medication while driving can sometimes end with an arrest for DUID (driving under the influence of drugs). We do not in any way intend...