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The year 2020 was one that several generations of Americans will never forget. High stress, bereavement, domestic togetherness and spending more time at our homes that ever before has contributed to more family violence crimes<\/a>, motor vehicle accidents and driving under the influence.<\/p>\n

Sales of alcohol, drugs and CBD products escalated. Depression, stress, and the desire to calm down led many to imbibe and to use prescribed medication or other sources of relief to get through the past year.<\/p>\n

Research shows that the number of OUI-DUI-DWI cases involving drug use across America has increased. In addition, two recent US Supreme Court cases, Missouri v. McNeely<\/em><\/a> in 2013 and Birchfield v. North Dakota<\/em><\/a> in 2016 have clarified when and how blood extractions for implied consent purposes are proper.<\/p>\n

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The year 2020 was one that several generations of Americans will never forget. High stress, bereavement, domestic togetherness and spending more time at our homes that ever before has contributed to more family violence crimes, motor vehicle accidents and driving under the influence. Sales of alcohol, drugs and CBD products escalated. Depression, stress, and the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-drugs","category-dui"],"yoast_head":"\nThe COVID-19 Pandemic Has Led to More Drugged Drivers — Southern Maine Criminal Lawyer Blog — February 26, 2021<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The year 2020 was one that several generations of Americans will never forget. 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