Drug names/ Eye section

Question 1

What is a speedball?

Answer 1

Cocaine and Heroin

Question 2

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

Answer 2

15%

Question 3

What percentage of police officers in the US are DREs?

Answer 3

Less than 2%

Question 4

What is a poor man’s speedball?

Answer 4

Heroin and Amphetamine

Question 5

What is a fireball?

Answer 5

PCP and Heroin

Question 6

What is a space base?

Answer 6

“Crack” Cocaine and PCP

Question 7

What is “Crack” Cocaine and Marijuana?

Answer 7

Primo

Question 8

What is “Crack” Cocaine and Marijuana?

Answer 8

Croak

Question 9

Who created the DEC program?

Answer 9

Studdard assisted by Leeds early 70s

Question 10

What does DEC stand for?

Answer 10

Drug Evaluation & Classification

Question 11

Where and when was the first DRE laboratory study?

Answer 11

John Hopkins University 1984

Question 12

What is the Frye standard?

Answer 12

the traditional test for admissibility of “new” scientific evidence

Question 13

What is the Daubert Standard?

Answer 13

Requires a showing of reliability before scientific evidence can be submitted

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Because some people have the inability to cross their eyes

Question 15

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

Answer 15

True

Question 16

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

Answer 16

6-8 inches

Question 17

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

Answer 17

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

Question 18

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

Answer 18

15 seconds

Question 19

What 3 things are pupillary unrest generally related to?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

What is pupilary unrest?

Answer 20

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

Question 21

What is Miosis?

Answer 21

Abnormally constricted pupils

Question 22

What is Mydriasis?

Answer 22

Abnormally dilated pupils

Question 23

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

Answer 23

4.0mm

Question 24

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

Answer 24

6.5mm

Question 25

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

Answer 25

3.0mm

Question 26

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

Answer 26

1 second

Question 27

What is significant about Arizona vs Blake?

Answer 27

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

Question 28

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

Answer 28

72%

Question 29

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

Answer 29

92.5% 9 out of 10