Ore g o n DRE Pro g ra m Se rg e a nt E va n Se the r Ore g o n Sta te Po lic e
T o pic s fo r Disc ussio n Ore g o n Drug Re c o g nitio n E xpe rt (DRE ) Pro g ra m Wha t a re we do ing a b o ut DUI I -Drug s? Q & A
Ab o ut me 12 Ye a rs a s a po lic e o ffic e r 8 ye a rs a s a DRE 5 ye a rs a s a DRE I nstruc to r 3 ye a rs a s a n E MT
Ore g o n DRE Pro g ra m Ove rvie w & Pro g ra m Sta ts
Ore g o n DRE Pro g ra m I nte rna tio na l pro g ra m initia te d in 1987, o ve rse e n b y NHT SA a nd I ACP. Ore g o n’ s pro g ra m initia te d in 1995. Curre ntly 220 DRE s in 74 diffe re nt a g e nc ie s a c ro ss the sta te , pre do mina ntly in Va lle y a nd Me tro a re a . T his re pre se nts a ppro xima te ly 4% o f a ll la w e nfo rc e me nt o ffic e rs in the Sta te o f Ore g o n.
Ore g o n DRE Pro g ra m Pro g ra m ma na g e d b y the Ore g o n Sta te Po lic e – Pa tro l Se rvic e s Divisio n F unde d b y ODOT g ra nts (no t inc luding sa la ry) T ra ining : $230,000 Ove rtime : $125,000 Blo o d T e sting : $60,000
Wha t is a Drug Re c o g nitio n E xpe rt? Ce rtifie d la w e nfo rc e me nt o ffic e r. E xpe rie nc e in DUI I / Drug e nfo rc e me nt a nd re c o mme nda tio ns fro m DRE s a nd pro se c uto rs. 72 ho urs o f c la ssro o m tra ining . T a ug ht b y DRE I nstruc to rs, physic ia ns a nd E MT s. 40 ho urs o f fie ld c e rtific a tio n tra ining . Supe rvise d e va lua tio ns a nd writte n re po rts. Co mpre he nsive fina l kno wle dg e e xa mina tio n. Co ntinuing e duc a tio n re q uire d. Re -c e rtific a tio n pro c e ss e ve ry two ye a rs.
Wha t is the DRE Pro to c o l? 12 Ste p Syste ma tic & Sta nda rdize d E va lua tio n E va lua te s sub je c t’ s me dic a l, me nta l a nd physic a l c o nditio n. Opinio n o f the E va lua to r (De c isio n Pro c e ss) I s the sub je c t impa ire d? I f so , is it a me dic a l impa irme nt o r drug impa irme nt? I f a drug impa irme nt, wha t c a te g o ry/ c a te g o rie s o f drug s a re c a using the impa irme nt?
T o o ls the DRE use s BP Cuff Ste tho sc o pe Ora l the rmo me te r Pupilo me te r I nc a nde sc e nt Pe nlig ht UV lig ht Glo ve s
De fining the te rm, “drug ”… Any substanc e that, whe n take n into the human body, c an impair the ability of the pe r son to ope r ate a ve hic le safe ly. Drug E va lua tio n & Cla ssific a tio n Pro g ra m
De fining the te rm, “drug ”… Any substanc e that alte r s pe r c e ption or be havior , r e duc ing that individual’s ability to func tion in an ac ade mic e nvir onme nt. Drug I mpa irme nt T ra ining fo r E duc a tio na l Pro fe ssio na ls
I ng e stio n / Ab so rptio n E xc re tio n Distrib utio n Me ta b o lism
Why a re the re se ve n c a te g o rie s? E a c h c a te g o ry c o nsists o f drug s tha t c a n impa ir a pe rso n’ s me nta l a nd physic a l a b ility. T he c a te g o rie s diffe r in the wa y the drug s a ffe c t the b o dy. T he c a te g o rie s diffe r in o b se rva b le sig ns a nd sympto ms o f impa irme nt.
Dura tio n o f Drug E ffe c ts Dura tio n va rie s de pe nding o n: Me tho d o f I ng e stio n Do sa g e Ag e We ig ht T o le ra nc e I nte ra c tio ns with o the r drug s Psyc ho a c tive me ta b o lite s vs. ina c tive me ta b o lite s
Se ve n Drug Ca te g o rie s Ce ntra l Ne rvo us Syste m (CNS) De pre ssa nts Ce ntra l Ne rvo us Syste m (CNS) Stimula nts Ha lluc ino g e ns Dissoc iative Ane sthe tic s Na rc o tic Ana lg e sic s I nha la nts Ca nna b is
Ore g o n DRE Pro g ra m Sta tistic s 1509 drug e va lua tio ns 813 (54%) we re in 2015 “po lydrug ” 760 – Ca nna b is _ No t I mpa ire d 436 – CNS _ Me dic a l De pre ssa nts _ Alc o ho l o nly 476 – CNS Stimula nts 368 – Na rc o tic Ana lg e sic s 7 – Ha lluc ino g e ns 7 – Disso c ia te Ane sthe tic s 5 – I nha la nts
Ho w ma ny Drug DUI I s a re the re in Ore g o n? Are DRE e va lua tio ns a n a c c ura te me tric fo r sta te wide DUI I -Drug a rre sts? 2015: 3,510 sub je c ts b le w .00% - .07% o n a n I nto xilyze r 8000 b re a th te st instrume nt. Ho w did we miss 57% o f the se po te ntia l c a ndida te s?
Ho w did we miss 2001 pe o ple ? ! An unkno wn numb e r o f the se we re impa ire d b y o nly a lc o ho l a nd the inve stig a tio n sto ppe d the re . So me sub je c ts re fuse d to pa rtic ipa te in a DRE e va lua tio n. So me o ffic e rs did no t re c o g nize the sig ns o f drug impa irme nt. No DRE s we re a va ila b le to pe rfo rm the e va lua tio n.
Ho w ma ny Drug DUI I s a re the re in Ore g o n? T he re is no wa y to a c c ura te ly tra c k drug DUI I s in Ore g o n. Da ta : who c o lle c ts it, ho w is it c o de d, e tc . I mplie d Co nse nt L a w do e s no t a ddre ss c o lle c tio n o f b lo o d/ urine if the sub je c t b lo ws o ve r .08%. DUI I s a re g e ne ra lly no t tra c ke d b y sub sta nc e .
Wha t do e s the DRE Pro g ra m do ? T ra ining DRE Sc ho o l Adva nc e d Ro a dside I mpa ire d Driving E nfo rc e me nt (ARI DE ) Drug I mpa irme nt T ra ining fo r E duc a tio na l Pro fe ssio na ls (DI T E P) Pre se nta tio ns to L e g isla ture , g o ve rnme nt g ro ups, pub lic g ro ups, stude nts, la w e nfo rc e me nt, pro se c uto rs, e tc .
Wha t do e s the DRE Pro g ra m do ? E nfo rc e me nt DRE E va lua tio ns DUI I e nfo rc e me nt F uture : T ruc ke r Che c ks F uture : Hig h Visib ility E nfo rc e me nt
Wha t do e s the DRE Pro g ra m do ? Da ta Co lle c tio n DRE e va lua tio ns Pre va le nc e o f drug c a te g o rie s Re c re a tio na l vs OMMP c a nna b is use rs Ca nna b is pro duc t type Blo o d te sting fo r drug s
DRE Blo o d T e sting Gra nt Ne w for F F Y 2015- 2016 $60,000 169 b lo o d sa mple s te ste d fo r 141 inc ide nts. T ra c king a va rie ty o f a spe c ts. I nc ide nt type s Drug pre va le nc e T HC le ve ls Blo o d sa mple c o lle c tio n de la ys DRE e va lua tio ns a nd c o nfirma tio n % Re ne we d for F F Y 2016- 2017 $120,000
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