Impairment Perspectives: Dick Studdard

In this episode of Impairment Perspectives, Dick Studdard—widely regarded as the architect of the Drug Recognition Expert program—shares the personal experiences, street-level lessons, and collaborative work that shaped modern drug-impaired driving enforcement. He reflects on the program’s origins, the importance of recognizing polydrug use, and the responsibility today’s DREs carry to protect the public and save lives.