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DRUGGED DRIVING AND HOW THE DEFINITION NEEDS TO BE CHANGED It is absurd to have a law that prohibits driving under the influence if the definition of “impaired driving” is not complete. Impaired driving means driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs. A police officer can determine the alcohol level in a person’s blood by a breath sample, but drugs are not so easily detectable. Sections 253-256 of the Criminal Code of Canada need to be revised because they do not define a legal limit for drugs, do not mention prescription drugs that are perfectly legal, but can impair driving, and do not recognize DRE – drug-recognition experts. The