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Alcohol, drugs and penaltiesQuestion 61 of 288

Which medications can affect your driving?

  1. Only illegal drugs and street drugs.
  2. Prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
  3. Only medications that a doctor gives.
  4. Only very strong pain medications.
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Correct answer: Prescription and over-the-counter drugs.

Many common medicines make you drowsy or slow your reactions.

Source: Driver's Handbook (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, January 2025), Impaired driving, page 34

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026