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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The Medications That You Take May Make You Appear to Be Drunk When You Are Not Guilty

By Michael Nichols

There are many common medications that are prescribed or purchased over the counter that warn users to avoid combining the drug with alcohol. A recent client of mine was arrested and charged with drunk driving. The client’s BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) was a very high level of .24! I spent a great deal of time interviewing this young man and determined that the BAC number was too high for the amount of alcohol he drank and the time period involved. With a little research and good notes from the interview I was able to determine that the culprit was a common antibiotic that “dumps” alcohol into the blood stream at a significantly advanced rate. Armed with the facts and the peer reviewed science I was able to obtain a very satisfying result for my client. Conducting careful interviews and being abreast of the science and the law are key components of getting results.

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Peer Recognition

Mike Nichols is a national leader in drunk driving defense. He is a member of the Forensic Committee and Michigan delegate to the National College for DUI Defense. He is also a Sustaining Member of the College. Nichols is also a founding member of the Michigan Association of OWI Attorneys; a member of the American Chemical Society; an associate member of he American Academy of Forensic Science, Adjunct Professor of Forensic Evidence in Criminal Law and OWI Law and Practice at Cooley Law School. He is also author of the West OWI Practice book and several chapters in other books on science and the law.

Mike Nichols is recognized by his peers in Michigan as a “SuperLawyer” in DUI/Criminal Defense. Nichols has also been asked to speak at conferences by groups such as the NCDD; Various Bar Associations in other states.