DRE
Drug Recognition Expert
An officer with specialised training in evaluating suspected drug impairment, called in when impairment is apparent but alcohol does not explain it.
Worth knowing
The evaluation protocol is standardized through training, but its admissibility has been treated differently across jurisdictions.
Related terms
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- DUIDriving Under the Influence
- DWIDriving While Intoxicated / Impaired
- OWI / OVIOperating While Intoxicated / Operating a Vehicle Impaired
- SFSTStandardized Field Sobriety Tests
- Walk-and-Turn
- One-Leg Stand
- Clues
- PBTPreliminary / Portable Breath Test
- Breathalyzer
- BACBlood Alcohol Concentration
- Implied consent
- Refusal