The Oregon Drug Evaluation and Classification (DEC) Program is managed and coordinated by the Oregon State Police and has been since the inception of the program in 1995. Oregon is one of 40 states participating in the DEC Program. The DEC Program is under the national guidance and direction of the International Association of Chief’s of Police (IACP) and is supported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
The Oregon program continues to work in partnership with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) – Transportation Safety Division, the Oregon Association Chief’s of Police (OACP), the Oregon State Sheriff’s Association (OSSA), the Oregon District Attorney’s Association (ODAA), and the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) to select, train and prepare police officers to be Drug Recognition Experts and make an impact in deterring drug-impaired driving in Oregon.
DRE Training and Application
The next Oregon DRE School is planned for April 2009. Applications
will be accepted at anytime and kept on file for the 2009 DRE School.
State Coordinator: Sr. Trooper Michael S. Iwai
Oregon State Police-General Headquarters
255 Capitol Street NE, 4th Floor
Salem, OR 97310
Telephone (503) 934-0267
E-mail: michael.iwai@state.or.us
DRE Program Support:
Ms. Laura Steward
Oregon State Police-General Headquarters
255 Capitol Street NE, 4th Floor
Salem, OR 97310
Telephone (503) 934-0269
E-mail: laura.steward@state.or.us
Nat'l DRE Training Conferences
The Oregon Annual DUII Multi-Disciplinary Training Conference
2010 Annual DUII Multi-Disciplinary Training Conference
Friday and Saturday, April 23 & 24, 2010
The Riverhouse Hotel in Bend, Oregon
Registration and Lodging fees TBA
16th Annual IACP Training Conference on Drugs, Alcohol and Impaired Driving
The IACP DRE Section's 16th Annual Training Conference on Drugs, Alcohol and Impaired Driving will be held July 22-24, 2010, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
Contact information: Carolyn Cockroft 800.THE.IACP or cockroftc@theiacp.org.
Other DRE Related Links
The following is a list of web sites that may be interest to DREs and other traffic safety professionals. Some are police sites, others are professional medical sites, and others are sites that are popular with drug users. The fact that the site is listed here does not indicate or imply that the Oregon Drug Evaluation Classification Program endorses or supports the content of the site. They are merely offered as a resource.
The medical sites can be helpful when dealing with prescription drug abuse or impairment issues. There are also several sites that have valuable training and handouts that may be downloaded.
If you are aware of a web site that you think may be of interest to DREs and other traffic safety professionals, please contact Sr. Trooper Michael Iwai, the Oregon DRE Coordinator at: michael.iwai@state.or.us
