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Enlisting Community Help in the Investigation of Methamphetamine Laboratories

Methamphetamine is an insidious and dangerous drug that causes severe addictive behavior and physical and psychological damage to its victims. The use and manufacture of methamphetamine, or meth, has ...

Drugs & Alcohol

Police officer giving sobriety test to young man to see if he is driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Police cruiser is out of focus in the foreground.

Drug Recognition Experts: A Public Safety Resource

The Drug Evaluation Classification (DEC) program, commonly referred to as the Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) program, began in the 1970s in Los Angeles, California. It quickly evolved into one of the m...