Updated on February 3rd, 2021 at 10:49 pm
Many prescription drugs have warning labels advising a person should not operate heavy machinery or drive before knowing how they react to the drugs. Other warning labels advise people that alcohol may increase side effects. Many people continue to drive after taking medications prescribed to them. Even a little amount of alcohol mixed with prescription drugs can make a driver show signs of intoxication, leading a police officer to arrest a driver for a Wisconsin OWI.
Prescription Drugs Lead to a Wisconsin OWI
Prescription drugs are legal when used at the direction of a doctor. They become illegal when used by a person without a prescription. Prescription drugs are also illegal when overused. Prescription drugs have certain ranges allowed within the human body before a person can get a Wisconsin OWI. If a person has more than the therapeutic range, then there is an illegal amount of drugs in their body.
Wisconsin OWI for Drugs and Alcohol
When on prescription drugs, it is important to limit the amount of alcohol consumed. Alcohol increases effects of the prescription drugs which could make a person seem highly intoxicated, even if he is not. Determining intoxication takes a long period of time after being arrested for a Wisconsin OWI.
Hire Wisconsin OWI Defense Attorney Nathan J. Dineen
If you are charged with a Wisconsin OWI due to prescription medications, contact Attorney Nathan Dineen. , Certified Field Sobriety Test Instructor and Drug Recognition Evaluator (DRE). He understands the difference of alcohol intoxication and drug intoxication.