DRE Final Knowledge Study Guide!!!!!
2025/2026, 100%.
The Autonomic Nervous Sub-System has sympathetic nerves and _______ nerves?
Parasympathetic
The technical term for constricted pupils is?
Miosis
You examine a subject that is under the combined influence of PCP and Cocaine and you observe
that the subject exhibits HGN. This is an example of what type of effect?
Overlapping Effect
Does Valium cause HGN?
Yes
Adderall is an example of what drug category?
CNS Stimulants
Where does a DRE ALWAYS check the pulse rate at?
Left radial
What is Cocaine used for that Amphetamines are not?
Anesthesia
The gap between the two nerve cells is called the?
Synapse
How many validated clues have been established for the Modified Romberg Balance Test?
No clues have been established for this test
How many validated clues have been established for the Walk and Turn test?
Four
What is the DRE average rage for pupil size in room light?
2.5mm-5.0mm
The drug __________ is an example of a Synthetic Narcotic Analgesic.
Demerol
The drug _________ is an example of an anti-anxiety tranquilizer.
Xanax
What is the lower number called on a blood pressure measurement?
, Diastolic
DXM is found under which category in the matrix?
Dissociative Anesthetics
What effect is exhibited is a subject is under the influence of PCP and Marijuana and the pulse rate is
102 bpm.
Additive Effect
Do any sub-categories of Narcotic Analgesics normally cause an elevated body temperature?
No
What is the DRE average range of an adult pulse rate?
60-90 bpm
What is the technical term for an abnormally rapid heart rate?
Tachycardia
What percentage of drivers tested positive for at least one drug in the 2013-2014 National Roadside
Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers Study?
20%
"Crank" is a common street name for?
Methamphetamine
What was the first DRE laboratory validation study?
John Hopkins Study
What is it called when someone ingests drugs from two or more drug categories?
Polydrug use
What percentage of the subjects examined in the Los Angeles Field Validation Study were found to
have more than one drug in their system?
70%
What drug was the most detected in the LAPD DRE Field Study?
PCP
What is another name for the afferent nerves?
Sensory nerves
What artery is used in the measurement of blood pressure?
Brachial artery
What drugs make up the combination of a "Speedball"?
Cocaine and Heroin
2025/2026, 100%.
The Autonomic Nervous Sub-System has sympathetic nerves and _______ nerves?
Parasympathetic
The technical term for constricted pupils is?
Miosis
You examine a subject that is under the combined influence of PCP and Cocaine and you observe
that the subject exhibits HGN. This is an example of what type of effect?
Overlapping Effect
Does Valium cause HGN?
Yes
Adderall is an example of what drug category?
CNS Stimulants
Where does a DRE ALWAYS check the pulse rate at?
Left radial
What is Cocaine used for that Amphetamines are not?
Anesthesia
The gap between the two nerve cells is called the?
Synapse
How many validated clues have been established for the Modified Romberg Balance Test?
No clues have been established for this test
How many validated clues have been established for the Walk and Turn test?
Four
What is the DRE average rage for pupil size in room light?
2.5mm-5.0mm
The drug __________ is an example of a Synthetic Narcotic Analgesic.
Demerol
The drug _________ is an example of an anti-anxiety tranquilizer.
Xanax
What is the lower number called on a blood pressure measurement?
, Diastolic
DXM is found under which category in the matrix?
Dissociative Anesthetics
What effect is exhibited is a subject is under the influence of PCP and Marijuana and the pulse rate is
102 bpm.
Additive Effect
Do any sub-categories of Narcotic Analgesics normally cause an elevated body temperature?
No
What is the DRE average range of an adult pulse rate?
60-90 bpm
What is the technical term for an abnormally rapid heart rate?
Tachycardia
What percentage of drivers tested positive for at least one drug in the 2013-2014 National Roadside
Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers Study?
20%
"Crank" is a common street name for?
Methamphetamine
What was the first DRE laboratory validation study?
John Hopkins Study
What is it called when someone ingests drugs from two or more drug categories?
Polydrug use
What percentage of the subjects examined in the Los Angeles Field Validation Study were found to
have more than one drug in their system?
70%
What drug was the most detected in the LAPD DRE Field Study?
PCP
What is another name for the afferent nerves?
Sensory nerves
What artery is used in the measurement of blood pressure?
Brachial artery
What drugs make up the combination of a "Speedball"?
Cocaine and Heroin
