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DRE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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1. What is the meaning of the term "drug" as it is used in this course? -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 seven categories of drugs? To which category does alcohol
belong? To which category
to what class of drugs does Cocaine belong? - ANSWER CNS Depressants,
CNS Stimulants, Hallucinogens, Dissociative Anesthetics, Narcotic Analgesics,
Inhalants, Cannabis
What is "polydrug use"? - ANSWER using two or more drugs simultaneously
What is a Speedball? - ANSWER cocaine and heroin
According to the 2013‐2014 National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug
Use by Drivers, how many
________ % of drivers tested positive for at least one illegal drug. - ANSWER
22%
State four reasons why it is important not to rely simply on a chemical test to
establish a subject's
drug impairment. - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER CNS Depressant, CNS Stimulant, Cannabis
In the Los Angeles Field Validation Study what percentage of blood tests
confirmed the
DREs opinion PCP was present? - ANSWER 92%
In the LAPD Field Validation Study what percentage of blood tests confirmed
at least one drug
category predicted by the DRE's? - ANSWER 92.5%
What was the landmark State Supreme Court case that upheld the use of HGN
as evidence of
impairment? - ANSWER Arizona v. Blake
What is the term for the historical rule of admissibility for scientific evidence
created by the U.S.
Supreme Court? - ANSWER Frye Standard
Name three important reasons for conducting DEC evaluations in a uniform
manner. - ANSWER • Uniformity ensures that no errors are committed
• No procedures are skipped
• No irrelevant or invalid "indicants" are used
• Standardization encourages professionalism among DREs
• Standardization guarantees acceptance in court
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