It’s probably happened to most people who drive. There’s always that one driver on the road who doesn’t seem to be paying attention and begs the question: “Are you on something?”
Apparently, it’s not unheard of. About 9.5 million people age 12 and older say they’ve used a vehicle while under the influence of drugs, according to the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
But catching these drivers is difficult, according to the East Lansing Police Department. Traditional drug tests, including urine samples, don’t always give the information needed to prove a driver has had enough to be impaired.
That’s why East Lansing police made fewer than four drugged driving arrests in 2007. Police made 479 drunken driving arrests that same year.
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