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-> RG>I've had two that we've had to call out one of our Troopers, a drug
->   >recognition expert, to help with.  One was under the influence of
->   >benzedrine (excuse the spelling) which he claimed were allergy 
-> pills, the   >other, I forget what drug it turned out to be, but he 
-> was getting them   >from another driver at a truck stop to help keep 
-> him awake.  Both had   >been driving non stop for days.
-> In such a case, you demonstrate my point that the officer will attempt
-> to identify the drugs.  And in the instance you cite, where you
-> establish that the drugs were not obtained pursuant to a valid
-> prescription from his physician (assuming a regulated substance) he
-> would be charged with the illegal possesion/use.  Had he been able to
-> establish that he had a valid prescription, he would probably have been
-> just charged with operating under the influence if it applied; no?
He was charged with possession and DUI.  We had another that was charged
with DUI because it clearly said on the bottle, "do not operate heavy
machinery or drive while taking this medication".  He rolled his semi
and sent a 40,000 pound container sliding down the road into several
cars.  
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