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Driving under the Influence
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DUI
Driving under the influence. The act of operating a moving vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or other neuropharmacolic agents

driving under the influence (of alcohol)
DUI, driving while intoxicated, DWI Public health The act of operating a moving vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. See Alcohol, Moving vehicle accident.


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Chapter topics include: binge drinking demographics, neurocognitive and health effects of binge drinking, animal models of adolescent and adult binge alcohol use, impaired driving and other health risk behaviors, screening and brief intervention in the emergency department, behavioral control models and alcohol, alcohol tolerance, energy drinks mixed with alcohol, adult expectancies and binge alcohol use, and prevention and intervention strategies.
The charges include two counts each of impaired driving causing death, impaired operation of a vehicle causing bodily harm, driving with a blood-alcohol ievel over 80 mg causing death, and driving with a blood-alcohol ievel over 80 mg causing causing bodily harm.
In 1985, amendments were made to the drinking and driving laws which created new offences for impaired driving causing bodily harm "with a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison and impaired driving causing death with a maximum punishment of 14 years in prison.
 
 
 
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