When you think about driving while intoxicated, or DWI, you probably imagine someone who has had a few too many alcoholic beverage before driving. That’s a common cause of DWIs, but drinking alcohol isn’t the only reason that DWIs can happen. DWIs are also common...
Nashua Criminal Law Blog
How can I help my drug-addicted child?
When your child is young, you'll be full of hope and optimism about what they could become, and you'll be excited by the potential you see in them to grow and blossom into a happy and successful adult. However, sometimes life isn't as easy and predictable as we...
Drug addiction can lead to legal charges
When people face legal charges, the general public often assumes that they chose to do whatever it is they are accused of doing. Someone who gets arrested for using heroin, for instance, appears from the outside to simply be a person who chose to use an illegal drug...
How does a New Hampshire DWI impact your license?
Getting pulled over and arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI) can lead to a lot of stress and complications for your daily life. You will probably have to spend at least one night in jail while you wait for an arraignment. You will then have to navigate the...
Critical steps to improving outcomes in drug cases
Your relationship with your daughter has been teetering on a precipice ever since she entered her teen years. Arguments eventually turned into long bouts of silence, and then back to arguments. It often depended on the swirling moods present in the family’s...
Can a Z restriction help you get back on the road sooner?
Losing your license is arguably one of the most frustrating aspects of dealing with the fallout of an impaired driving charge in New Hampshire. Depending on the number of previous offenses on your record and other factors, like the refusal of a breath test, you could...
A drug conviction may no longer mean a loss of financial aid
Many people see youth as a time of experimentation. If your child is among them, you may have already navigated these waters in high school. Conversely, maybe your child always behaved while under your watchful eye, but you now have concerns about whether he or she...
Can an underage DWI affect your college plans?
As you approach the last semester of your final year of high school, you may be looking forward to attending your dream college. After all, not only does a college education improve your future employment prospects, but it also affords a tremendous opportunity to meet...
When implied consent intersects with driving privileges
Driving under the influence of alcohol, prescription medication and illicit drugs is a terrible idea. Not only can certain substances affect your ability to control your vehicle and avoid an automobile accident, but driving while impaired has some serious legal...
Drug use, criminal behavior, prison or the alternative
Many addicts begin taking drugs at an early age simply because they are available. They can get them. Other people become addicted to the prescription doctors give them for a medical condition. In the state of New Hampshire, chemical addiction is often intertwined...