Toronto police say more people are getting behind the wheel while on drugs this year compared to last year.
They say 25 drivers have been charged with impaired driving due to drug use so far this year, up from 10 at this time last year. That’s an increase of 150 per cent.
“Surprisingly, it’s not necessarily marijuana that’s causing the rise,” said Const. Clint Stibbe. “It’s actually what they call a poly drug where there’s more than one drug in an individual’s system.”
Stibbe says Toronto police are still charging people for driving impaired by marijuana but officers are seeing the “biggest growth” from cases where drugs have been combined, such as narcotics and depressants.
Meanwhile, the number of alcohol-related charges has dropped by roughly seven per cent — 431 as of last week, compared to 464 to the same time last year.
CBC News – May 09, 2016.
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