Drug Recognition Expert

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Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) police officers are trained to be able to identify drug impaired drivers. DRE refers not only to the officers themselves, but to the 12-step procedure that these officers use. DRE was developed by police officers from the Los Angeles (California) Police Department. In 1979, the Drug Recognition program received the official recognition of the LAPD. Sgt. Dick Studdard and Sgt. Len Leeds were instrumental in developing this process. As of 2005, approximately 6000 police officers are certified as Drug Recognition Experts. Certification is issued by the International Association of Chiefs of Police. (TEP)

Read more at the Maryland DRE Program Web Site.


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