Texas DRE Dallas Course Review Questions with
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Define "drug" as it pertains to DRE:
✓✓ Any substance that, when taken into the human body, can
impair the ability of the person to operate a vehicle safely.
In the Los Angeles field study, what drug was found most
frequently?
✓✓ PCP
What does "polydrug" use mean?
✓✓ Ingesting two or more drugs.
How common was polydrug use in the Los Angeles Field
Study?
✓✓ More than 70% of the subjects had two or more drug
categories in them.
Name six CNS Depressants:
✓✓ Alprazolam, Carisoprodol, Diazepam, Chloral Hydrate,
Secobarbital, Clonazepam, Haloperidol, and many others.
Name four different CNS Stimulants:
✓✓ Cocaine, Desoxyn, Ritalin, Crack, and others.
Name two naturally occurring Hallucinogens:
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✓✓ Salvia Divinorum, Peyote, Psilocybin
Name four different synthetic Hallucinogens:
✓✓ LSD, MDMA, 2CB, MDA
Name a major analog of PCP.
✓✓ Ketamine
Name the three sub-categories of inhalants:
✓✓ Volatile Solvents, Aerosols, Anesthetic Gases
What is the active ingredient in Cannabis?
✓✓ THC - Tetrahydrocannabinol
Define Pulse:
✓✓ The rhythmic dilation and relaxation of an artery that
results from the beating of the heart.
True or False: Pulse rate is measured in units of "millimeters of
mercury."
✓✓ False: beats per minute.
Name the three different pulse points and indicate where they
are located.