LAPD Drug Recognition Expert (DRE)
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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? 1 / 4
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? 2 / 4
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? 3 / 4
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?
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