DRE School Study Guide Exam Questions
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What Are The Seven Categories of Drugs? - ANS -CNS Depressants, CNS Stimulants,
Hallucinogens, Dissociative Anesthetics, Narcotic Analgesics, Inhalants, and Cannabis
What does the term "Drug" mean as it pertains to the DEC Program? - ANS -Any
substance that, when taken into the human body, can impair the ability of the person to
operate a vehicle safely.
What does the term "Polydrug" Mean? - ANS -Ingesting two or more different drugs.
What is a "Speedball" - ANS -Heroin and Cocaine
In the 2013-2014 National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers Study,
more than ____ percent of drivers tested positive for at least one illegal drug. - ANS -22%
What is the first footnote and where does it go on the DEC Matrix? - ANS -(1) Soma,
Quaaludes and some antidepressants usually dilate pupils; CNS Depressants Category
Under Pupil Size.
What is the second footnote and where does it go on the DEC Matrix? - ANS -(2)
Quaaludes, ETOH and some antidepressants may elevate; CNS Depressants Category
Under Pulse Rate
What is the third footnote and where does it go on the DEC Matrix? - ANS -(3) Certain
psychedelic amphetamines may cause slowing; Hallucinogens Category Under Reaction
to Light.
What is the forth footnote and where does it go on the DEC Matrix? - ANS -(4) Normal,
but may be dilated; Inhalants Category Under Pupil Size
What is the fifth footnote and where does it go on the DEC Matrix? - ANS -(5) Down with
anesthetic gases, up with volatile solvents and aerosols; Inhalants Category Under Blood
Pressure.
, What is the sixth footnote and where does it go on the DEC Matrix? - ANS -(6) Pupil size
possibly normal; Cannabis Category Under Pupil Size.
What are the twelve components of the drug evaluation process? - ANS -Breath Alcohol
Test, Interview of Arresting Officer, Preliminary Examination and First Pulse, Eye
Examination, Divided Attention Tests, Vital Signs and Second Pulse, Dark Room
Examination, Check for Muscle Tone, Check for Injection Sites, Interrogation, Statements
and Other Observations, Opinion of Evaluator, Toxicological Examination.-
BIPEDVDCCIOT
How many times is pulse rate measured during the Drug Evaluation Process?
A. 1
B. 6
C. 4
D. 3 - ANS -D. 3
During what steps of the Drug Evaluation Process is the DRE supposed to check for a
subject's Pulse Rate? - ANS -Step 3 (Preliminary Examination), Step 6 ( Vital Signs), and
Step 9 (Check for Injection Sites).
What two categories in the Ten Systems of Human Physiology (MURDERS, INC) are
considered key systems for a DRE? - ANS -The Nervous System and the Circulatory
System.
What is a Dendrite? - ANS -The part of a neuron that receives messages from the Axon
through the synaptic gap.
What is an axon? - ANS -The part of a neuron that sends out messages to the dendrite
through the synaptic gap.
What is a neurotransmitter? - ANS -A chemical message that travels from the Axon to
the Dendrite.
What are the two types of nerves that make up the Autonomic Nervous Sub-System? -
ANS -The Sympathetic Nerves and the Parasympathetic Nerves.
Is cocaine sympathomimetic or parasympathomimetic? - ANS -Sympathomimetic
Is heroin sympathomimetic or parasympathomimetic? - ANS -Parasympathomimetric
Where is the radial pulse located? - ANS -Thumb side of wrist
Where is the brachial pulse located? - ANS -On the inside of the upper arm, between the
elbow and the shoulder
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What Are The Seven Categories of Drugs? - ANS -CNS Depressants, CNS Stimulants,
Hallucinogens, Dissociative Anesthetics, Narcotic Analgesics, Inhalants, and Cannabis
What does the term "Drug" mean as it pertains to the DEC Program? - ANS -Any
substance that, when taken into the human body, can impair the ability of the person to
operate a vehicle safely.
What does the term "Polydrug" Mean? - ANS -Ingesting two or more different drugs.
What is a "Speedball" - ANS -Heroin and Cocaine
In the 2013-2014 National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers Study,
more than ____ percent of drivers tested positive for at least one illegal drug. - ANS -22%
What is the first footnote and where does it go on the DEC Matrix? - ANS -(1) Soma,
Quaaludes and some antidepressants usually dilate pupils; CNS Depressants Category
Under Pupil Size.
What is the second footnote and where does it go on the DEC Matrix? - ANS -(2)
Quaaludes, ETOH and some antidepressants may elevate; CNS Depressants Category
Under Pulse Rate
What is the third footnote and where does it go on the DEC Matrix? - ANS -(3) Certain
psychedelic amphetamines may cause slowing; Hallucinogens Category Under Reaction
to Light.
What is the forth footnote and where does it go on the DEC Matrix? - ANS -(4) Normal,
but may be dilated; Inhalants Category Under Pupil Size
What is the fifth footnote and where does it go on the DEC Matrix? - ANS -(5) Down with
anesthetic gases, up with volatile solvents and aerosols; Inhalants Category Under Blood
Pressure.
, What is the sixth footnote and where does it go on the DEC Matrix? - ANS -(6) Pupil size
possibly normal; Cannabis Category Under Pupil Size.
What are the twelve components of the drug evaluation process? - ANS -Breath Alcohol
Test, Interview of Arresting Officer, Preliminary Examination and First Pulse, Eye
Examination, Divided Attention Tests, Vital Signs and Second Pulse, Dark Room
Examination, Check for Muscle Tone, Check for Injection Sites, Interrogation, Statements
and Other Observations, Opinion of Evaluator, Toxicological Examination.-
BIPEDVDCCIOT
How many times is pulse rate measured during the Drug Evaluation Process?
A. 1
B. 6
C. 4
D. 3 - ANS -D. 3
During what steps of the Drug Evaluation Process is the DRE supposed to check for a
subject's Pulse Rate? - ANS -Step 3 (Preliminary Examination), Step 6 ( Vital Signs), and
Step 9 (Check for Injection Sites).
What two categories in the Ten Systems of Human Physiology (MURDERS, INC) are
considered key systems for a DRE? - ANS -The Nervous System and the Circulatory
System.
What is a Dendrite? - ANS -The part of a neuron that receives messages from the Axon
through the synaptic gap.
What is an axon? - ANS -The part of a neuron that sends out messages to the dendrite
through the synaptic gap.
What is a neurotransmitter? - ANS -A chemical message that travels from the Axon to
the Dendrite.
What are the two types of nerves that make up the Autonomic Nervous Sub-System? -
ANS -The Sympathetic Nerves and the Parasympathetic Nerves.
Is cocaine sympathomimetic or parasympathomimetic? - ANS -Sympathomimetic
Is heroin sympathomimetic or parasympathomimetic? - ANS -Parasympathomimetric
Where is the radial pulse located? - ANS -Thumb side of wrist
Where is the brachial pulse located? - ANS -On the inside of the upper arm, between the
elbow and the shoulder
