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Can legal prescription or over-the-counter medicines lead to an impaired driving charge?

✓ ANSWER

Yes — any substance that impairs your driving can support a charge, so check warning labels

Impaired is impaired: cold medicines, sleep aids, and painkillers can all make driving illegal and unsafe.

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  1. ✓Yes — any substance that impairs your driving can support a charge, so check warning labels
  2. ✗No, only alcohol counts
  3. ✗Only if the pharmacy reports you
  4. ✗Only narcotics count as impairing

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