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Drug driving

Drug driving is dangerous. It’s not just illegal drugs, legal prescriptions and over-the-counter medication can also affect your ability to drive safely. Drugs can affect your judgement, vision, coordination and reflexes—all of which increase your risk of having a crash.

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Legal prescription, over-the-counter medications and illegal drugs can affect your ability to drive safely. Drug driving is dangerous. Drugs can affect your judgement, vision, coordination and reflexes – all of which increase your risk of having a crash.

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Did you know that 7% of serious casualty crashes nationally involved drug driving as a contributing factor? Learn when not to drive and alternatives to driving and where to get the right advice.

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Last updated: 11 January 2021

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