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The Drug-Driving "Epidemic"

Merseyside Police has told the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ it now regularly catches more drug-drivers than those over the alcohol limit, and that the problem is β€œhighly prevalent”.

Over the most recent festive period, some police forces in the UK made more arrests for drug-driving than drink-driving. Merseyside Police has told the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ it now regularly catches more drug-drivers than those over the alcohol limit, describing the problem as an "epidemic".

So why is the issue so prevalent, and what's being done about it?

The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's transport correspondent, Katy Austin, has been out with officers carrying out roadside testing, and explains all you need to know, in this episode of 5 Questions On.

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