RITALIN CAN "IMPAIR DRIVING". Will victims seek compensation, and ...who from?

So is someone suggesting that its better that 'ADHD' drivers are taking Ritalin than NOT taking it?  

But RITALIN (and another ADHD DRUG) can IMPAIR driving. 

That means  future road fatalities, of the driver or of others, or both.

If the Lancashire Police are going ahead with their research (ADHD & driving) and if they decide  that ADHD labelled drivers should take Ritalin, then does that mean that victims (or surviving relatives of victims) of drivers labelled as ADHD who get involved in accidents due to the effects of a dangerous drug (ritalin) can seek to prosecute the police who have endorsed its use? 

I'm fairly certain the Pharmaceutical Industry would truly appreciate the police being used as the fall guy rather than themselves, they've a long record of blaming other people for what their drug causes! 

While we'd all like to see drug dealers and pushers held responsible for the devastation they cause, its an unfortunate fact that, in the pharmaceutical world, just like in any drug world, playing with the Big Boys (the Pharma Industry) can have some great personal benefits, power, fame, advancement, wealth etc, but eventually the downside shows and the blame for disaster gets placed elsewhere.   And in some areas far faster than others.  Drugged driver caused fatalities have got to be one of the fastest ways to the "downside" I can think of!    

After all, if a body/institution/team is involved in "research", that body cannot claim ignorance of facts available to "researchers". 

In a way it could be seen as ironic if that happened. The reason for that possible irony is that  the police are generally viewed (albeit in an uncomplicated and simplistic way) as being paid by the public to, amongst other things, protect vulnerable members of society - and of course children ARE vulnerable - from drug barons and drug pushers of dangerous drugs.  But has anyone ever heard of the police charging, say, individuals in Novartis for pushing Ritalin to the population?

For that matter, looking at the current ADHD East Lancashire project (leaving the driving issue aside), a victim suffering side effects, withdrawals, disabilities such as movement disorders, brain damage, cancer, psychotic episodes... etc, OR a victim (or survivor/surviving relative) of robbery, violence or murder suffered at the hands of  someone else ON ritalin, might just take the same view as victims of drugged drivers as to where the responsibility lies for the promotion of 'treatment' of ADHD when considering  compensation, and its historically clear that Big Pharma is definitely at the top of the "hardest of the options to pursue" list.   

http://www.drunkdrivingdefense.com/general/prescription-drugs-alcohol.htm

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS THAT CAN ENHANCE (ACCELERATE) ALCOHOL ABSORPTION, IMPAIR DRIVING, OR AFFECT OTHER MOTOR FUNCTIONS
Common Name	Scientific Name	Scheduled Category-Federal
Codeine	Codeine	Schedule II - Opiate
RitalinÒ	Methylphenidate	Schedule II
PercodanÒ	Oxycodone	Schedule II
PercocetÒ	Oxycodone	Schedule II
TyloxÒ	Oxycodone	Schedule II
DemerolÒ	Mepridine	Schedule II
DilaudidÒ	Hydromorphodone	Schedule II
SeconalÒ	Secobarbital	Schedule II
DolophineÒ	Methadone	Schedule II
DronabinolÒ	Marinol (synthetic cannabis)	Schedule II
DexedrineÒ	Amphetamine	Schedule II
Desoxyn	Methamphetamine	Schedule II
Levo-DromoranÒ	Levorphanol	Schedule II
PreludinÒ	Phendimetrazine	Schedule II
DuragesicÒ	Fentanyl	Schedule II
SublimazeÒ	Fentanyl	Schedule II
AmytalÒ	Amobarbital	Schedule II
AlfentaÒ	Alfentanil	Schedule II
OramorphÒ	Morphine	Schedule II
RoxanolÒ	Morphine	Schedule II
NumorphanÒ	Oxymorphone	Schedule II
TylenolÒ with Codeine	Acetaminophen, Codeine	Schedule III
Paregoric	Absinthe	Schedule III
DidrexÒ	Benzphetamine	Schedule III
LorcetÒ	Hyrodcodone	Schedule III
LortabÒ	Hyrodcodone	Schedule III
VicodinÒ	Hyrodcodone	Schedule III
TussionexÒ	Hyrodcodone	Schedule III
KlonapinÒ	Clonazepam	Schedule IV
LibriumÒ, LibritabsÒ	Chlordiazepoxide	Schedule IV
XanaxÒ	Alprazolam	Schedule IV
TranxeneÒ	Clorazepate	Schedule IV
MebaralÒ	Methobarbital	Schedule IV
EquanilÒ, MiltownÒ	Meprobamate	Schedule IV
AtivanÒ	Lorazepam	Schedule IV
ValiumÒ	Diazepam	Schedule IV
DalmaneÒ	Flurazepam	Schedule IV
VersedÒ	Midazolam	Schedule IV
SeraxÒ	Oxazepam	Schedule IV
DormalinÒ, DoralÒ	Quazepam	Schedule IV
DarvonÒ, DarvocetÒ	Propoxyphene	Schedule IV
LuminalÒ	Phenobarbital	Schedule IV
HalcionÒ	Triazolam	Schedule IV
RestorilÒ	Temazepam	Schedule IV
DarvonÒ	Detropropoxyphene	Schedule IV
ProzacÒ	Fluoxetine	Schedule IV
CelexaÒ	Citalopram	Schedule IV
PrilosecÒ	Omeprazole	Schedule IV
TagametÒ	Cimetidine	Schedule IV

In addition, alcohol can potentiate (increase) the hypoglycemic action (blood sugar drop) caused by certain classes of drugs like sulfonylurea and insulin