Topic 6 · Alcohol, Drugs, and Driving (DUI Laws)
Can you be convicted of DUI for driving under the influence of prescription drugs if they impair you?
- Yes — correct answer
- No, if prescribed
- No, unless combined with alcohol
Why
A prescription is not a defence. The law treats a medication that impairs your driving exactly like any other impairing drug. (Handbook, Section 9.)
Practise this in the real format
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Source: California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025), the document the DMV writes the real test from. Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
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