Training

Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement

A.R.I.D.E. is a 2-day NMDPS accredited course offered to Law Enforcement and Prosecutors at no charge. The course is designed to assist the field Officer in DWI investigations involving drugs. It is a prerequisite for the DRE School. It also serves as the Officers SFST update.

Drug Recognition Expert School

Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement

The DEC Program trains law enforcement officers and other approved public safety officials as DREs through a three-phase training process:

DRE Pre-School (16 hours)
DRE School (56 hours)
DRE Field Certification (Approximately 40-60 hrs)

Once trained and certified, DREs become highly effective officers skilled in the detection and identification of persons impaired by alcohol and/or drugs.

BRV Consulting, LLC

Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement

BRV Consulting, LLC

Additional law enforcement trainings as well as workplace drug-impairment recognition training and consulting services are offered through B.R.V. Consulting. Visit www.brvconsulting.org for additional information.

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About NMDRE

Program Background

A drug recognition expert or drug recognition evaluator (DRE) is a police officer trained to recognize impairment in drivers under the influence of drugs other than, or in addition to, alcohol.

New Mexico DRE

Program Background

The State of New Mexico has participated in the DRE Program since 1992. With drug-impaired driving cases on the rise, NMDRE is committed to continuously training officers how to recognize the drug-impaired driver.