DRE - Preliminary Training Introduction UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

DRE - Preliminary Training Introduction
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
drug definition - what is a "drug"? - CORRECT ANSWER - any substance that, when
taken into the human body, can impair the ability of the person to operate a vehicle safely.


what are the 7 drug categories? - CORRECT ANSWER - CNS depressants
CNS stimulants
Hallucinogens
Dissociative Anesthetics
Narcotic Analgesics
Inhalants
Cannabis


CNS depressants - examples - CORRECT ANSWER - alcohol
barbiturates
valium
chloral hydrate


CNS depressants - effects - CORRECT ANSWER - - slow reaction and information
processing
- relieve anxiety/tension
- induce sedation/drowsiness/sleep
- depress brain's ability to sense pain


CNS stimulants - examples - CORRECT ANSWER - cocaine
amphetamines

, methamphetamines


CNS stimulants - effects - CORRECT ANSWER - - speed up body operations
- hyperactive/talkative
- teeth grinding
- rapid/repetitive speech
- increased heart rate, blood pressure and body temp (sweats)
- induce emotional excitement/restlessness/irritability
- can induce cardiac arrhythmia


Hallucinogens - examples - CORRECT ANSWER - LSD
Peyote
Ecstasy (MDMA)


Hallucinogens - effects - CORRECT ANSWER - - create hallucinations (perceptions of
things that are not there)
- disoriented senses
- strange/false signals (psychosis or insanity)
- mixing of senses (hearing color, seeing music, tasting sounds)


synesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - a "mixing" of the senses common with
hallucinogens- hears colors, sees music, tastes sounds


Dissociative Anesthetics - examples - CORRECT ANSWER - Phencyclidine (PCP)
Ketamine
Dextromethorphan (DXM)


Dissociative Anesthetics - effects - CORRECT ANSWER - inhibit pain by cutting off or
"dissociating" the brains perception of pain