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DRE Test Exam Questions With Correct Answers
1. What does the term "drug" mean, as it is used in this course? - answers✔✔"Any substance that,
when taken into the human body, can impair the ability of the person to
operate a vehicle safely."
What are the seven categories of drugs? To which category does alcohol belong? To which category
does Cocaine belong? - answers✔✔CNS Depressants, CNS Stimulants, Hallucinogens, Dissociative
Anesthetics, Narcotic Analgesics, Inhalants, Cannabis
What does "polydrug use" mean? - answers✔✔Ingesting two or more different drugs
What is a Speedball? - answers✔✔cocaine and heroin
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. - answers✔✔22%
State four reasons why it is important not to rely simply on a chemical test to establish a subject's
drug impairment. - answers✔✔Develop articulable facts of impairment, refusal of chemical test,
chemical test only show ingestion (not psychoactive and impairing), expensive to test and require a
large sample, rule out medical impairment
What categories of drugs were included in the Johns Hopkins Laboratory Study? - answers✔✔CNS
Depressant, CNS Stimulant, Cannabis
In what percentage of cases in the Los Angeles Field Validation Study did blood tests confirm the
DREs' opinion PCP was present? - answers✔✔92%
What percentage of blood tests in the LAPD Field Validation Study confirmed the presence of at
least one drug category predicted by the DRE's? - answers✔✔92.5%
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What was the landmark State Supreme Court case that upheld the use of HGN as evidence of
impairment? - answers✔✔Arizona v. Blake
What do we call the traditional standard for admissibility of scientific evidence, set by the U.S.
Supreme Court? - answers✔✔Frye Standard
Give three important reasons for conducting DEC evaluations in a standardized fashion. -
answers✔✔• Standardization helps to ensure no mistakes are made
• No steps are omitted
• No extraneous or unreliable "indicators" are included
• Standardization helps to promote professionalism among Drug Recognition Experts (DREs)
• Standardization helps to secure acceptance in court
2. What are the twelve components of the drug evaluation process? - answers✔✔BREATH TEST,
INTERVIEW OFFICER, PRELIMINARY INTERVIEW (PULSE), EYE EXAM,
DIVIDED ATTENTION TEST, VITALS (PULSE 2), DARK ROOM, MUSCLE TONE, INJECTION
SITES (PULSE 3), SUSPECT STATEMENTS, OPINION, TOXICOLOGY
How many times is pulse rate measured during the drug influence evaluation? - answers✔✔Three
6 subcategories of CNS Depressants - answers✔✔Barbiturates, Non-barbituates, Anti-Anxiety
Tranquilizers, Anti-Depressants, Anti-Psychotic Tranquilizers, Combinations
Name the three subcategories of CNS Stimulants - answers✔✔Cocaine, Amphetamines (Meth,
Desoxyn, Adderal)
Others (ritalin, ephedrine, caffeine)
Two Subcategories of Narcotic Anagesics - answers✔✔Opiates, Synthetics
11/11/2024 8:10AM
DRE Test Exam Questions With Correct Answers
1. What does the term "drug" mean, as it is used in this course? - answers✔✔"Any substance that,
when taken into the human body, can impair the ability of the person to
operate a vehicle safely."
What are the seven categories of drugs? To which category does alcohol belong? To which category
does Cocaine belong? - answers✔✔CNS Depressants, CNS Stimulants, Hallucinogens, Dissociative
Anesthetics, Narcotic Analgesics, Inhalants, Cannabis
What does "polydrug use" mean? - answers✔✔Ingesting two or more different drugs
What is a Speedball? - answers✔✔cocaine and heroin
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. - answers✔✔22%
State four reasons why it is important not to rely simply on a chemical test to establish a subject's
drug impairment. - answers✔✔Develop articulable facts of impairment, refusal of chemical test,
chemical test only show ingestion (not psychoactive and impairing), expensive to test and require a
large sample, rule out medical impairment
What categories of drugs were included in the Johns Hopkins Laboratory Study? - answers✔✔CNS
Depressant, CNS Stimulant, Cannabis
In what percentage of cases in the Los Angeles Field Validation Study did blood tests confirm the
DREs' opinion PCP was present? - answers✔✔92%
What percentage of blood tests in the LAPD Field Validation Study confirmed the presence of at
least one drug category predicted by the DRE's? - answers✔✔92.5%
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What was the landmark State Supreme Court case that upheld the use of HGN as evidence of
impairment? - answers✔✔Arizona v. Blake
What do we call the traditional standard for admissibility of scientific evidence, set by the U.S.
Supreme Court? - answers✔✔Frye Standard
Give three important reasons for conducting DEC evaluations in a standardized fashion. -
answers✔✔• Standardization helps to ensure no mistakes are made
• No steps are omitted
• No extraneous or unreliable "indicators" are included
• Standardization helps to promote professionalism among Drug Recognition Experts (DREs)
• Standardization helps to secure acceptance in court
2. What are the twelve components of the drug evaluation process? - answers✔✔BREATH TEST,
INTERVIEW OFFICER, PRELIMINARY INTERVIEW (PULSE), EYE EXAM,
DIVIDED ATTENTION TEST, VITALS (PULSE 2), DARK ROOM, MUSCLE TONE, INJECTION
SITES (PULSE 3), SUSPECT STATEMENTS, OPINION, TOXICOLOGY
How many times is pulse rate measured during the drug influence evaluation? - answers✔✔Three
6 subcategories of CNS Depressants - answers✔✔Barbiturates, Non-barbituates, Anti-Anxiety
Tranquilizers, Anti-Depressants, Anti-Psychotic Tranquilizers, Combinations
Name the three subcategories of CNS Stimulants - answers✔✔Cocaine, Amphetamines (Meth,
Desoxyn, Adderal)
Others (ritalin, ephedrine, caffeine)
Two Subcategories of Narcotic Anagesics - answers✔✔Opiates, Synthetics
