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1
Q

What is a speedball?

A

Cocaine and Heroin

2
Q

In the 2013-2014 National Roadside Survey, approximately what percentage of people tested for at least 1 illegal drug?

A

15%

3
Q

What percentage of police officers in the US are DREs?

A

Less than 2%

4
Q

What is a poor man’s speedball?

A

Heroin and Amphetamine

5
Q

What is a fireball?

A

PCP and Heroin

6
Q

What is a space base?

A

“Crack” Cocaine and PCP

7
Q

What is “Crack” Cocaine and Marijuana?

A

Primo

8
Q

What is “Crack” Cocaine and Marijuana?

A

Croak

9
Q

Who created the DEC program?

A

Studdard assisted by Leeds early 70s

10
Q

What does DEC stand for?

A

Drug Evaluation & Classification

11
Q

Where and when was the first DRE laboratory study?

A

John Hopkins University 1984

12
Q

What is the Frye standard?

A

the traditional test for admissibility of “new” scientific evidence

13
Q

What is the Daubert Standard?

A

Requires a showing of reliability before scientific evidence can be submitted

14
Q

Why is LOC not as reliable as the other eye tests?

A

Because some people have the inability to cross their eyes

15
Q

True or false, the LOC test should be conducted with the subjects eyeglasses on?

A

True

16
Q

What is the distance the tip of the UV pen light should be from the subject’s face when examine in near total darkness?

A

6-8 inches

17
Q

Can you use the UV light instead of the pen light for the near total darkness evaluation?

A

Yes, only after you have attempted the near total darkness evaluation with a regular finger covered pen light first.

18
Q

How long do we hold the pen light to the subject’s eye for the direct light eye test?

A

15 seconds

19
Q

What 3 things are pupillary unrest generally related to?

A
  1. Changes in light intensity
  2. Changes in focusing (accommodation)
  3. Other forms of sensory stimulation (loud noises, irritating questions being asked)
20
Q

What is pupilary unrest?

A

the continuous, irregular change in the size of the pupils under steady lighting conditions. (not abnormal or sign of impairment)

21
Q

What is Miosis?

A

Abnormally constricted pupils

22
Q

What is Mydriasis?

A

Abnormally dilated pupils

23
Q

For a non impaired person, the average pupil size range for room light is ____ mm

A

4.0mm

24
Q

For a non impaired person, the average pupil size for near total darkness is ____ mm

A

6.5mm

25
Q

For a non impaired person, the average pupil size for direct light is ____mm

A

3.0mm

26
Q

We consider the reaction to light slow if it takes more than how long to react?

A

1 second

27
Q

What is significant about Arizona vs Blake?

A

It was the first case recognized as meeting the Frye Standard in the context of HGN.

28
Q

In the LAPD field validation study _____% of the subjects had injested 2 or more drugs.

A

72%

29
Q

DRE sucesfully predectied the presence of at least one drug category _____% of the time in the LAPD study

A

92.5% 9 out of 10