This week we continue to explore driving under the influence of drugs and the challenging response state and local governments and health offices are facing as they deal with the opioid epidemic sweeping through the United States. Texas DWI (Drugs) Laws in Depth Under...
The Opioid Epidemic And Driving While Intoxicated (Part 1)
Last July, a terrible accident occurred in Lockhart, Texas involving a hot air balloon, 15 passengers and a drug impaired ballooning pilot. All 16 people, including the pilot, were killed when the hot air balloon struck a powerline, burst into flames and crashed into...
This Is Your Brain On Alcohol
In 1987, the Partnership for a Drug Free America, produced a public service announcement (PSA) comparing the effects of drug abuse on the brain to a fried egg. In the iconic PSA, the narrator shows the viewer an egg and says, “this is your brain.” Next, the viewer is...
How To Know You Are Too Drunk To Drive
Did you know that on average, two in three people will be involved in a drunk driving car crash in their lifetime? (Source: National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) Under current Texas law, a BAC level of .08% or higher means that you are legally...