Many adults struggle with getting a good night’s sleep sleep disorders can be chronic issues or situation based adults who have difficulty sleeping may seek medical treatment in an effort to resolve the problem as a lack of sleep for whatever reason can lead to exhaustion and fatigue and can impact every area of your life ambien and lunesta are commonly prescribed
Medications for sleep disorders when used as directed it can help those who battle insomnia if ambient is not used as directed or is used in conjunction with other drugs and/or alcohol it can end disastrously for you ambien can induce something similar to a blackout both ambien and lunesta are sedatives or hypnotics and can cause users to sleepwalk in some cases
The user may sleep drive which can end in an ambient induced dui if you have been charged with driving while under the influence of ambien you should speak with a skilled and experienced ambient dui defense lawyer contact our team of ambient dui defense lawyers to discuss your case because ambien is a hypnotic drug you may not recall the events that follow after
You ingest it some people take ambien and attempt to stay awake to feel the short-lived buzz that precedes the blackout other people may take ambien as directed which involves taking it once you are in bed but may wake up and unknowingly sleep drive a dui conviction can disrupt your life now and in the future this is true even if it is a first offense once convicted
You can face possible jail time fines and court costs loss of driving privileges possible probation possible community service and even loss of child custody aside from these that can also be a ripple effect in dui cases while many dui charges are misdemeanors your life can be adversely affected once the dui case is over as losing your driving privileges will make
It very difficult to get to school work and other destinations this can result in law for them employment if you lose your job it cannot get another one quickly you may face financial issues as you are not earning income to pay bills such as rent mortgage car payments etc with so much at stake it behooves you to retain an experienced dui defense attorney to help
You navigate the complex legal system in the state you are arrested in in many dui stops a bad situation can be made worse as you can acquire additional charges unrelated to the dui if you are found with illegally obtained black market or internet purchased ambien lunesta or other drugs in the car at the tongue of the dui arrest you will face charges related to the
Drugs such as drug possession and illegally obtained prescription medications the penalties for these charges can be significantly more severe than the dui charges and can involve fines/fees community service and jail time lastly if you were belligerent during the time of arrest or attempted to flee you may face resisting arrest charges all of these will make an
Already bad situation significantly worse this is true even if you have no criminal history or prior dui convictions the food and drug administration maintains that due to ambient affect any sleepwalking sleep driving or any other acts due to ingesting ambien or lunesta may be considered in voluntary acts in voluntary acts due to a medications effects may serve
As a defense in a dui case on the contrary if it is determined that other factors contributed to the dui then the involuntary acts defense may be negated and you will face any and all consequences associated with a regular dui charge acts or behaviors that may nullify a sleep driving in voluntary act defense can be combining ambien or lunesta with alcohol or other
Drugs exceeding the prescribed dosage or taking the drug while driving home prior to before going to bed no matter the exact details of your ambient why case our our ambient dui attorneys and hugh nested dui defense lawyers will vigorously protect your rights in an effort to obtain the best possible outcome so do the right thing and face your charges so that this
Entire ordeal will be behind you and you can move on if you feel you have a problem with alcohol and/or drugs our ambient dui lawyers and the nested dui defense attorneys will convey that in court while their ultimate goal is to have your charges dropped or dismissed if that is not an option they may focus on obtaining treatment based consequences versus strictly
Legal penalties do not hesitate to connect with our lunesta dui defense attorneys and ambient dui lawyers they have many years of experience defending those accused of dui and or drugged driving in all 50 states
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Have you been charged with an Ambien or Lunesta DUI? By Mass Tort Lawyers