DRUG RECOGNITION EXPERT SCHOOL COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS BRAND NEW EXAM ALREADY
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What does the term "drug" mean, as it is used in this course? Ans✓✓✓
A drug is any substance that, when taken into the human body, can
impair the ability of the person to operate a motor vehicle safely.
What are the seven categories of drug? To which category does alcohol
belong? To which category does Cocaine belong? Ans✓✓✓ CNS
depressants, CNS Stimulants, Hallucinogens, Dissociative Anesthetics,
Narcotic Analgesics, Inhalants, Cannabis ;
What does "polydrug use" mean? Ans✓✓✓ Ingesting drugs from two or
more drug categories.
What is a "speedball"? What is a "spacebase"? Ans✓✓✓ Cocaine and
Heroin; Crack and PCP
In the 2013-2014 National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by
drivers, more than____% of drivers, tested positive for at least one
illegal drug. Ans✓✓✓ 20%
State four reasons why it is important not to rely simply on a chemical
test to establish a subject's drug impairment. Ans✓✓✓ 1.) develop
articulable evidence of drug impairment
,2.) suspect may refuse chemical tests
3.) chemical tests do not indicate recency of use
4.) suspect may be suffering from injury or illness
What categories of drugs were included in the Johns Hopkins
Laboratory Study? Ans✓✓✓ CNS depressants
CNS stimulants
Cannabis
In what percentage of cases in the Los Angeles Field Validation Study
did blood tests confirm the DRE's opinion that PCP was present?
Ans✓✓✓ 92%
What percentage of subjects were found to be polydrug users in the
LAPD Field Validation Study? Ans✓✓✓ 72%
What was the landmark State Supreme Court case that upheld the use of
HGN as evidence of impairment? Ans✓✓✓ State(AZ) vs. Blake
What do we call the traditional standard for admissibility of scientific
evidence, set by the US Supreme Court? Ans✓✓✓ Frye Standard
Give three important reasons for conducting drug evaluation and
classification evaluations in a standardized fashion? Ans✓✓✓ 1.) help
avoid mistakes
, 2.) help promote and maintain professionalism and consistency among
DRE's
3.) help secure the court's acceptance of your testimony
What are the twelve components of the drug evaluation process?
Ans✓✓✓ 1.) Breath test
2.) Interview with the arresting officer
3.) Preliminary Examination (pulse,initial estimate of onset and pupil
size
4.) Eye exam
5.) Divided attention tests
6.) Vital signs Exam (second pulse)
7.) Dark room Exam
8.) Muscle tone Exam
9.) Injection site Exam (third pulse)
10.) Subject Interview
11.) Opinion of the evaluator
12.) Toxicology
How many times is a pulse rate measured during the drug influence
evaluation? Ans✓✓✓ 3
Are the diameters of the pupillometer's circles/semi-circles indicated in
centimeters, millimeters or micrometers? Ans✓✓✓ Millimeters
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS BRAND NEW EXAM ALREADY
GRADED A+ PASS
What does the term "drug" mean, as it is used in this course? Ans✓✓✓
A drug is any substance that, when taken into the human body, can
impair the ability of the person to operate a motor vehicle safely.
What are the seven categories of drug? To which category does alcohol
belong? To which category does Cocaine belong? Ans✓✓✓ CNS
depressants, CNS Stimulants, Hallucinogens, Dissociative Anesthetics,
Narcotic Analgesics, Inhalants, Cannabis ;
What does "polydrug use" mean? Ans✓✓✓ Ingesting drugs from two or
more drug categories.
What is a "speedball"? What is a "spacebase"? Ans✓✓✓ Cocaine and
Heroin; Crack and PCP
In the 2013-2014 National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by
drivers, more than____% of drivers, tested positive for at least one
illegal drug. Ans✓✓✓ 20%
State four reasons why it is important not to rely simply on a chemical
test to establish a subject's drug impairment. Ans✓✓✓ 1.) develop
articulable evidence of drug impairment
,2.) suspect may refuse chemical tests
3.) chemical tests do not indicate recency of use
4.) suspect may be suffering from injury or illness
What categories of drugs were included in the Johns Hopkins
Laboratory Study? Ans✓✓✓ CNS depressants
CNS stimulants
Cannabis
In what percentage of cases in the Los Angeles Field Validation Study
did blood tests confirm the DRE's opinion that PCP was present?
Ans✓✓✓ 92%
What percentage of subjects were found to be polydrug users in the
LAPD Field Validation Study? Ans✓✓✓ 72%
What was the landmark State Supreme Court case that upheld the use of
HGN as evidence of impairment? Ans✓✓✓ State(AZ) vs. Blake
What do we call the traditional standard for admissibility of scientific
evidence, set by the US Supreme Court? Ans✓✓✓ Frye Standard
Give three important reasons for conducting drug evaluation and
classification evaluations in a standardized fashion? Ans✓✓✓ 1.) help
avoid mistakes
, 2.) help promote and maintain professionalism and consistency among
DRE's
3.) help secure the court's acceptance of your testimony
What are the twelve components of the drug evaluation process?
Ans✓✓✓ 1.) Breath test
2.) Interview with the arresting officer
3.) Preliminary Examination (pulse,initial estimate of onset and pupil
size
4.) Eye exam
5.) Divided attention tests
6.) Vital signs Exam (second pulse)
7.) Dark room Exam
8.) Muscle tone Exam
9.) Injection site Exam (third pulse)
10.) Subject Interview
11.) Opinion of the evaluator
12.) Toxicology
How many times is a pulse rate measured during the drug influence
evaluation? Ans✓✓✓ 3
Are the diameters of the pupillometer's circles/semi-circles indicated in
centimeters, millimeters or micrometers? Ans✓✓✓ Millimeters
