2023 DRE Test your Knowledge

14-6 A delusion is a false belief

6-3 The part of a neuron (nerve cell) that receives a neurotransmitter.

6-5 Sympathetic and Parasympathetic are the two types of nerves that make up the Autonomic Nervous Sub-System

16.3 What is Ketamine? an analog of PCP. Manufactured and Sold legitimately. White, powder or clear liquid.

4-2 What is not components of the drug evaluation process

10-5 True or False: A person under the influence of a CNS Stimulant alone usually will not exhibit HGN?

6-8 Herion is sympathomimetic

6-11 What do we call the nerves that carry messages toward the brain

14-3 bad trip is a hallucination where they become panic-stricken by perceived, & may be excited or flee from terror

7-3 Does an artery carry blood to the heart or from the heart

4-3 How many times is pulse rate measured during the drug influence evaluation?

7-5 Blood Pressure reaches its minimum when the heart is fully expanded

10-1 Why is it sometimes difficult for a DRE to obtain evidence of CNS Stimulant influence when examining a Cocaine user

9-1 Besides some antidepressants, what other CNS Depressants usually dilate pupils?

3-3 Percentage of cases in the Los Angeles Field Evaluation did blood tests support the DREs’ opinion PCP was present?

2-3 To which category does alcohol belong?

6-2 Chems made by endocrine system carried by the blood. Exerting influence on growth and regulation of processes.

14-7 Difference between “hallucinations” and “pseudo-hallucinations”, the user typically is aware its false vs real.

2-2 What are the categories of drugs? (click the one that DOES NOT apply)

14-2 Name two naturally occurring Hallucinogens.

16.2 Why do many PCP smokers prefer to adulterate mentholated cigarettes with PCP?

2-7 The 2013-2014 National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use, ____ % tested Positive for atleast one illegal drugs

14-8 What is “piloerection”

9-3 What is easiest and most common method of administration for CNS Depressants?

6-1 The chemical that flows across the gaps separating neurons is called a

3-1 Which is incorrect? why it is important not to rely simply on a chem test to establish a subject’s drug impairment

6-10 What do we call the nerves that carry messages away from the brain

10-6 What is “bruxism”?

9-6 What is the brand name for the drug diazepam?

7-2 Use your thumb for palpation or feeling for a pulse

7-6 When do the Korotkoff Sounds begin?

6-7 Cocaine is sympathomimetic

2-1 Def. of “drug”. Any substance that, when taken into the human body, can impair the ability operate a vehicle safely

(3-2)Which is incorrect? What categories of drugs were included in the Johns Hopkins Evaluation?

6-5 The gap or space between two neurons (nerve cells).

14-4What does “psychotomimetic” mean?

Effect when body reacts to presence of a drug producing horomone or neurotransmitter counteract effects of drug consumed

2-6 What is a “Speedball?”

10-4 How do CNS Stimulants usually affect the blood pressure and pulse rate?

10-3 Name two CNS Stimulants other than Cocaine or the Amphetamine compounds.

10-2 Amphetamines produce the same effects as Cocaine with the exception of _________

14-5 An illusion is a false perception, a misrepresentation of what the senses are receiving

Xanax is an example of a benzodiazepine CNS Depressant drug

16.4 What does the term “dissociative anesthetic” mean?

7-7 What is NOT major component of a Sphygmomanometer.

3-4 % of blood tests in the LAPD Field Evaluation supported the presence of atleast 1 category identified by the DREs?

14-1 What does “synesthesia” mean?

6-4 The part of a neuron (nerve cell) that sends out a neurotransmitter

9-5 What is the brand name for the drug carisoprodol?

7-1 Radial artery can be located in or near the natural crease of the wrist on the side of the wrist next to the thumb

2-5“Polydrug use” Definition. Under the combined influence of two or more different drugs.

7-8 Hypotension is an abnormally _______ blood pressure.

3-5 What was the landmark State Supreme Court case that upheld the use of HGN as evidence of impairment?

16.1 What chemical is found in many cough medicines that produces effects similar to PCP?

3-6 Which landmark expert testimony court decision requires the court to have a “gate keeper” role and screen evidence?

9-4 Name a CNS Depressant drug(s) that may elevate pulse rate.

2-4 To which category does Cocaine belong?

4-1 Pick which does not apply. Give three important reasons for conducting DEC evals in a standard fashion.

7-4 What does the symbol “Hg” represent