West Yorkshire Police say they saw a 75% rise in the number of drug driving arrests.
West and North Yorkshire Police carried out Christmas crackdowns on people driving after drinking or taking drugs
In North Yorkshire police said they had seen a rise in people aged 17 to 25 arrested for drug driving while drug arrests in West Yorkshire rose by 75%.The officer said among the substances drivers were testing positive for were cannabis, heroin and cocaine. When she was breathalysed she had 141 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath - the legal limit is 35 micrograms.
Supt Aldred said there was still a persistent hardcore number of people breaking the law, which was "disappointing".
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