Roadside Drug Testing Program Starts in Michigan Today
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Due to the increase in drug-related fatal crashes in Michigan in recent years, the Michigan State Police will start their roadside drug testing program today. I’m sure it has something to do with the fact weed is now legal in Michigan too.
According to WDIV, under the pilot program, a drug recognition expert (DRE) may require a person to submit to a preliminary oral fluid analysis to detect the presence of a controlled substance in the person’s body if they suspect the driver is impaired by drugs.
Drivers will be tested for amphetamines, benzodiazepines, cannabis (delta 9 THC), cocaine, methamphetamines, and opiates. If you don’t do drugs, you have nothing to worry about when you get pulled over. If you do, prepare to pay the price. If you refuse to take the test, it’s a civil infraction.
Participating law enforcement agencies include:
- Adrian Township Police Department
- Allegan County Sheriff’s Department
- Alma Department of Public Safety
- Alpena Police Department
- Ann Arbor Police Department
- Auburn Hills Police Department
- Battle Creek Police Department
- Bay City Police Department
- Bay County Sheriff’s Office
- Berrien County Sheriff’s Office
- Bloomfield Township Police Department
- Cadillac Police Department
- Canton Township Police Department
- Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office
- Chikaming Township Police Department
- Clawson Police Department
- Dearborn Police Department
- Escanaba Department of Public Safety
- Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office
- Grand Blanc Township Police Department
- Grand Haven Department of Public Safety
- Grand Rapids Police Department
- Grand Valley State University Police Department
- Greenville Department of Public Safety
- Hamburg Township Police Department
- Imlay City Police Department
- Ingham County Sheriff’s Office
- Kalkaska County Sheriff’s Department
- Kent County Sheriff’s Office
- Lake County Sheriff’s Office
- Lapeer Police Department
- Lincoln Township Police Department
- Livonia Police Department
- Macomb County Sheriff’s Department
- Marquette County Sheriff’s Office
- Menominee Police Department
- Michigan State Police
- Midland Police Department
- Monroe Department of Public Safety
- Mt. Pleasant Police Department
- Muskegon Police Department
- Novi Police Department
- Oscoda Township Police Department
- Petoskey Department of Public Safety
- Pokagon Tribal Police
- Port Huron Police Department
- Roscommon County Sheriff’s Department
- Southfield Police Department
- St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office
- Troy Police Department
- University of Michigan Police Department
- Washtenaw Co Sheriff’s Office
- Wayland Police Department
- Western Michigan University Department of Public Service
- Ypsilanti Police Department
While this information is limited… Does anyone but me notice that it says they are looking for amphetamines, benzodiazepines, cannabis (delta 9 THC), cocaine, methamphetamines, and opiates and three of those substance are LEGAL PRESCRIPTION MEDS.
Filed under: General Problems
God help us all.
I read in the AARP newspaper today that government panel will automatically screen adult patients for improper drug use including prescription drugs. The plan is aimed at combatting the overuse of prescription opiates, according to a statement by the US Department of Health and Human Services.
If they use Beer’s guidelines https://dcri.org/beers-criteria-medication-list/ as their reference… everyone over 50 y/o is SCREWED
Yet another reason to have absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the AARP.
In these cases, just having the drug in your system on a traffic stop makes you DUI, even if it is prescribed. The law definition of an opioid is that it makes you drowsy and impaired. Even though that side effect usually wears off in the 1st month, and the person is actually safer driving on the opioid with his/her pain controlled, than driving with uncontrolled pain. But this is a problem with communication. It’s an easy fix, but I don’t think law enforcement is interested in the truth.
BTW, having pills in your possession, even in a marked bottle, but especially if they are unmarked, makes you legally charged with “possession with the intent to distribute”. Pain patients usually have pills to take with them, especially since most of the prescriptions now are short-acting. So DO NOT agree to a vehicle search without a warrant.
Wow is all i got.
I feel like I’m in 1984’s twilight zone.