DUI Defender

Recently I found an article discussing the connection between increased desire for alcohol in alcoholics and certain drugs. The drugs, Anafranil, Effexor, Luvox, Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft, and diet pills, Fen-Phen and Redux increase serotonin, thereby increasing the desire for alcohol. I found it interesting that Yale study in 1994 found that an increase in brain levels of either of two neurotransmitters (brain hormones), serotonin or noradrenalin, produces: #1 a craving for alcohol, #2 anger, #3 anxiety. Unfortunately, these drugs are often taken to combat aniti-social behavior or feelings due to these particular mental conditions. It also raises concerns about the choices that persons taking these medications for their mental health and the perceived voluntary nature of alcohol abuse. It makes one wonder if a possible defense to DUI is the inability to control the desire for alcohol stemming from the use of such drugs.

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