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I am a former Officer-in-Charge of the Los Angeles Police Department's Drug Recognition Expert Unit. I have been accepted as an expert in alcohol and drug influence issues by courts in 21 states. I am an advocate for the DRE approach to impaired driving. This blog will explore the history of the DRE program, recognizing those who contributed to its development. I will also comment on issues of current interest to DRE's. Visit my web site at: www.drugrecognitionexpert.com. Thomas "Tom" Page

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

September 1987 NHTSA press release announces expansion of DRE

On September 29, 1987, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole announced grants to the LAPD and to the IACP to expand the DRE program out of Los Angeles.  The grants were announced in this NHTSA press release.  In July of 1988 the first DRE school to be held out of Southern California was conducted in Phoenix, Arizona.
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