Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 37 of light and sound and a feeling of overconfidence, which can lead to aggressive and erratic driving. While it can make you feel alert at first, the effects wear off quickly, leading to an increased danger of falling asleep at the wheel. Ecstasy A stimulant drug with hallucinogenic properties, ecstasy can distort your sense of vision and heighten your sense of sound. Your concentration can be affected, while you may become over-confident and more likely to take dangerous risks. Ketamine, LSD and magic mushrooms Drugs such as these with hallucinogenic properties can strongly influence the senses, so drivers may react to objects or sounds that aren't there and place themselves and other road users in danger. Coordination skills are likely to be greatly affected, and you may experience anxiety, blurred vision and a sense of detachment from reality – all of which could be deadly on the road. Speed (amphetamine) While amphetamines might give you a sense of heightened alertness and confidence, they can be highly dangerous for drivers as they distort your perceptions and can make you feel anxious, prone to panic attacks and lose coordination. Drug-impaired driving is considered as serious an offence as alcohol-impaired driving, and carries the same penalties. There are no illegal drugs that improve your driving. They all make it worse. Do not drive after using any drugs. DRINKING AND DRUGS COMBINED Many people think that driver impairment is caused exclusively by ingestion of alcohol. The truth is that the alcohol in one’s body will determine their blood alcohol level. However, if that person already has another drug in their system, the impairing effect on the functioning of the central nervous system (brain) is far greater than the impairing effect of the alcohol and the impairing effect of the other drugs combined; it is not a simple adding together of impairment, but rather a multiplier effect! This is the synergistic effect! What it means is that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, or 1+1 = more than two. When combining drugs and alcohol it causes a multiplying effect. This has an unpredictable effect on driving and can be deadly. DRINKING, DRUGS & DRIVING CONTINUED
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