Motorists who abuse prescription drugs face jail under a crackdown that also imposes a ‘zero-tolerance’ limit on illegal substances such as cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy. Thousands of potentially lethal drug-drivers face a 12-month ban, six months’ jail and up to a £5,000 fine under Britain’s first ever official drug-drive limits. Prosecutions are to begin from next year using newly approved ‘drugalysers’, which will measure at the roadside whether limits have been exceeded.
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