LAPD Drug Recognition Expert (DRE)
2025 | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2024-2025 LATEST
UPDATED | GET IT CORRECT !!!
What is a drug?
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 drug categories?
CNS depressants, CSN stimulants, Hallucinogens, Dissociative Anesthetics, Narcotic Analgesics,
Inhalants, Cannabis.
What are the six subcategories of CNS Depressants?
Combination, Anti-Anxiety, Barbiturates, Anti-Depressants, Non-Barbiturates, Anti-Psychotic
(CABANA)
What are the three subcategories of CNS Stimulants?
Cocaine, Amphetamines, Caffeine or others
Name two sub-categories of Narcotic Analgesics?
Natural Opiates and Synthetic Opiates
What drug category is Desoxyn (Methamphetamine)?
CNS Stimulant
What drug category is Secobarbital?
CNS Depressant
What drug category is Alprazolam (Xanax)?
CNS Depressant
What drug category is Phenyl Cyclohexyl Peperidine (PCP)?
Dissociate Anesthetic
What drug category is MDMA (Ecstasy)?
Hallucinogen
What drug category is ETOH?
CNS Depressant
What drug category is Numorphan?
,Narcotic Analgesic
What drug category is Psilocybin (Mushrooms)?
Hallucinogen
What is the 12 step DRE process?
Breath, interview officer, preliminary exam (pulse 1), eye exam, divided attention tests, vitals (pulse
2), dark room, muscle, injection sites (pulse 3), statement, opinion, toxicology - (BIPEDVDMISOT)
What drug category is Demerol?
Narcotic Analgesic
What drug category is Adderall?
CNS Stimulant
What drug category is Chlordiazepoxide?
CNS Depressant
What drug category is Ketamine?
Dissociative Anesthetic
What drug category is Percodan
Narcotic Analgesic
What drug category is Ritalin?
CNS Stimulant
What drug category is Bufotenine (toads ass)?
Hallucinogen
What drug category is Methaqualone?
CNS Depressant
Name the 3 clues of HGN?
Lack of smooth pursuit, Distinct and sustained nystagmus at maximum deviation, Angle or onset
prior to 45°
What drug categories cause HGN?
(DID drugs) CNS Depressants, Inhalants, Dissociative Anesthetics.
What drug categories cause VGN?
(DID drugs) CNS Depressants, Inhalants, Dissociative Anesthetics.
What drug categories cause LOC?
(DID C drugs) CNS Depressants, Inhalants, Dissociative Anesthetics and Cannabis.
What is rebound dilation?
,A period of pupillary constriction followed by a period of pupillary dilation where the pupil steadily
increases in size and does not return to its original constricted size.
What is the DRE average pupil range for room light?
2.5-5.0 mm
What is the DRE average pupil range for near total darkness?
5.0-8.5 mm
What is the DRE average pupil range for direct light?
2.0-4.5 mm
What is miosis?
Pupil constriction
What is ptosis?
Drooping eyes
What is Mydriasis?
Pupil dilation
What drug categories cause pupil dilation?
CNS Stimulant, Hallucinogen, Cannabis
What drug categories cause pupil constriction?
Narcotic Analgesic
What drug category is Oxycodone?
Narcotic Analgesic
What drug category is Halcion?
CNS Depressant
What drug category is Librium?
CNS Depressant
What drug category is Peyote?
Hallucinogen
What drug category is Diazepam?
CNS Depressant
What drug category is Dexedrine?
CNS Stimulant
What drug category is Hycodan?
, Narcotic Analgesic
What drug category is Klonopin?
CNS Depressant
What drug category is Thorazine?
CNS Depressant
What is an artery?
A strong, elastic blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body tissues
What is a vein?
A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart from the bady
What does the pulmonary artery do?
Carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the lungs
What does the pulmonary vein do?
carries oxygenated blood to the heart from the lungs
What is the DRE average range for pulse rate?
60-90 beats per minute
What drug categories usually elevates pulse?
CNS Stimulant, Hallucinogen, Dissociative Anesthetic, inhalant, cannabis
Define blood pressure
the amount of force that blood exerts against a vessel wall
What is the larger number of a blood pressure called?
Systolic
What is the smaller number of a blood pressure called?
Diastolic
What is the DRE average systolic BP range?
120-140
What is the DRE average diastolic BP range?
70-90
What unit is blood pressure measured in and what does it stand for?
mmHg / Millimeters Mercury
What is a sphygmomanometer?
2025 | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2024-2025 LATEST
UPDATED | GET IT CORRECT !!!
What is a drug?
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 drug categories?
CNS depressants, CSN stimulants, Hallucinogens, Dissociative Anesthetics, Narcotic Analgesics,
Inhalants, Cannabis.
What are the six subcategories of CNS Depressants?
Combination, Anti-Anxiety, Barbiturates, Anti-Depressants, Non-Barbiturates, Anti-Psychotic
(CABANA)
What are the three subcategories of CNS Stimulants?
Cocaine, Amphetamines, Caffeine or others
Name two sub-categories of Narcotic Analgesics?
Natural Opiates and Synthetic Opiates
What drug category is Desoxyn (Methamphetamine)?
CNS Stimulant
What drug category is Secobarbital?
CNS Depressant
What drug category is Alprazolam (Xanax)?
CNS Depressant
What drug category is Phenyl Cyclohexyl Peperidine (PCP)?
Dissociate Anesthetic
What drug category is MDMA (Ecstasy)?
Hallucinogen
What drug category is ETOH?
CNS Depressant
What drug category is Numorphan?
,Narcotic Analgesic
What drug category is Psilocybin (Mushrooms)?
Hallucinogen
What is the 12 step DRE process?
Breath, interview officer, preliminary exam (pulse 1), eye exam, divided attention tests, vitals (pulse
2), dark room, muscle, injection sites (pulse 3), statement, opinion, toxicology - (BIPEDVDMISOT)
What drug category is Demerol?
Narcotic Analgesic
What drug category is Adderall?
CNS Stimulant
What drug category is Chlordiazepoxide?
CNS Depressant
What drug category is Ketamine?
Dissociative Anesthetic
What drug category is Percodan
Narcotic Analgesic
What drug category is Ritalin?
CNS Stimulant
What drug category is Bufotenine (toads ass)?
Hallucinogen
What drug category is Methaqualone?
CNS Depressant
Name the 3 clues of HGN?
Lack of smooth pursuit, Distinct and sustained nystagmus at maximum deviation, Angle or onset
prior to 45°
What drug categories cause HGN?
(DID drugs) CNS Depressants, Inhalants, Dissociative Anesthetics.
What drug categories cause VGN?
(DID drugs) CNS Depressants, Inhalants, Dissociative Anesthetics.
What drug categories cause LOC?
(DID C drugs) CNS Depressants, Inhalants, Dissociative Anesthetics and Cannabis.
What is rebound dilation?
,A period of pupillary constriction followed by a period of pupillary dilation where the pupil steadily
increases in size and does not return to its original constricted size.
What is the DRE average pupil range for room light?
2.5-5.0 mm
What is the DRE average pupil range for near total darkness?
5.0-8.5 mm
What is the DRE average pupil range for direct light?
2.0-4.5 mm
What is miosis?
Pupil constriction
What is ptosis?
Drooping eyes
What is Mydriasis?
Pupil dilation
What drug categories cause pupil dilation?
CNS Stimulant, Hallucinogen, Cannabis
What drug categories cause pupil constriction?
Narcotic Analgesic
What drug category is Oxycodone?
Narcotic Analgesic
What drug category is Halcion?
CNS Depressant
What drug category is Librium?
CNS Depressant
What drug category is Peyote?
Hallucinogen
What drug category is Diazepam?
CNS Depressant
What drug category is Dexedrine?
CNS Stimulant
What drug category is Hycodan?
, Narcotic Analgesic
What drug category is Klonopin?
CNS Depressant
What drug category is Thorazine?
CNS Depressant
What is an artery?
A strong, elastic blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body tissues
What is a vein?
A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart from the bady
What does the pulmonary artery do?
Carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the lungs
What does the pulmonary vein do?
carries oxygenated blood to the heart from the lungs
What is the DRE average range for pulse rate?
60-90 beats per minute
What drug categories usually elevates pulse?
CNS Stimulant, Hallucinogen, Dissociative Anesthetic, inhalant, cannabis
Define blood pressure
the amount of force that blood exerts against a vessel wall
What is the larger number of a blood pressure called?
Systolic
What is the smaller number of a blood pressure called?
Diastolic
What is the DRE average systolic BP range?
120-140
What is the DRE average diastolic BP range?
70-90
What unit is blood pressure measured in and what does it stand for?
mmHg / Millimeters Mercury
What is a sphygmomanometer?
