A study published in the Public Health Reports, driving under the influence of prescription drugs is causing more fatal driving accidents than ever before.
Prescription drugs quickly changes the chemical levels in your brain, but confuses the normal functions of your mind. In a vehicle, this change could correlate to risky driving behaviors. Example of drugs that can cause this problem are: Xanax, Cymbalta, Zoloft,Welbutrin, Lexaapro, Sarafem and Abilify.
If you take 3 or more drugs at one time the chance of being an impaired driver increases from 11.5% to 21.5%
39% of fatal crashes came from prescription drug users over 50 years of age.
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