Transcript Shattered Dreams

Drug Recognition Expert (DRE)
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12-Step Standardized
and Systematic
Process for
evaluating persons
suspected of being
under the influence of
drugs.
 A DRE must have a
breath test to conduct
an evaluation.
Drug Recognition Expert 12 Step Process
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1. Breath Alcohol Test
2. Interview of Arresting Officer
 3. Preliminary Examination
 4. Eye Examination
 5. Divided Attention Tests
 6. Vital Signs
 7. Dark Room Checks
 8. Check for Muscle Tone
 9. Check for Injection Sites
 10 Interrogation of Subject
 11. Opinion of Evaluator
 12. Toxicological Sample
Seven Drug Categories
 Central
Nervous System Depressants
 Central Nervous System Stimulants
 Hallucinogens
 Dissociative Anesthetics
 Narcotic Analgesics
 Inhalants
 Cannabis
DRE Notes
 A DRE
will only call a category of
impairment, NOT a specific drug.
 Toxicology can take as long as 6 months
to be available, but the DRE still should be
able to articulate a loss of mental and
physical faculties.
 There are only approximately 350 DRE’s
across the State of Texas
Drug Impairment Training for
Educational Professionals (DITEP)
 Taught
by Drug Recognition Expert’s
 For School Administrators, Teachers and
Nurses
 A systematic approach to recognizing and
evaluating individuals in the academic
environment who are abusing and
impaired by drugs, both legal and illegal, in
order to provide early recognition and
intervention.
Advanced Roadside Impaired
Driving Enforcement (ARIDE)
 To
train law enforcement officers to
observe, identify and articulate the signs of
impairment related to drugs, alcohol, or
combination of both, in order to reduce the
number of impaired driving incidents as well
as crashes which result in serious injuries
and fatalities.
Train participants to:
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Define and describe the relationship of
drugs to impaired driving incidents.
Demonstrate, articulate, and properly
administer the Standardized Field
Sobriety Tests proficiently.
Observe, identify and articulate the
observable signs of drug impairment with
the established seven drug categories
associated with DEC program.
Continued:
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Recognize possible medical conditions, which
may mimic the obvious observable signs of
impairment.
Identify, document and describe indicators
observed and information obtained related to
impairment which leads to the arrest/release
decision.
Articulate through testimony, impairment
related to alcohol, drugs or combination of both
based on a complete investigation.
Contact Information
 Sgt.
Mark Vincent
 Office: 972-721-7845
 Cell: 469-261-9746
 Email: [email protected]