WHEN STATE LAWMAKERS RECONVENE IN JANUARY, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO QUANTIFY WHAT CONSTITUTES DRUGGED DRIVING IN NEW MEXICO. STATE REP BILL REHM OF ALBUQUERQUE HAS TRIED BUT FAILED TO GET A LAW PASSED IN RECENT YEARS. HE TELLS 770 KKOB NEW MEXICO IS BEHIND THE TIMES: HE SAYS NEW MEXICO IS NOT UNIQUE IN ITS DRUGGED DRIVING TENDS. HE SAYS IT'S A PROBLEM NATIONWIDE, BUT MANY STATES ARE NOW PLACING LEVELS FOR DIFFERENT DRUGS.
REHM SAYS NEW MEXICO LONG AGO SET A LIMIT OF POINT-OH-EIGHT FOR ALCOHOL IMPAIRMENT…BUT THERE'S NO STANDARD WHEN IT COMES TO IMPAIRMENT FROM PRESCRIPTION OR ILLEGAL DRUGS.
