These include impaired judgment, co-ordination, lack of control of the vehicle and extreme fatigue.
Road safety minister, David Jamieson, said: "Illegal drugs can affect your ability to drive. While the dangers of drink driving are well known, people are less aware of the risks of driving when impaired through drugs." More information is available on the web site www.drugdrive.co.uk and on youthinformation.com.
- Extracted from youthinformation.com, The NYA's online information toolkit for young people
- Each week we feature one of the projects run in partnership with an NYA-managed funding stream - Young People's Development Programme, Young Roots, Partners in Innovation or the Neighbourhood Support Fund. This week we feature a project from the Young People's Development Programme.
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