Drug Evaluation and Classification Program (Policy Brief)
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Amendments to Canada’s drug-impaired driving laws were implemented in 2008 to assist police in the detection of drug-impaired drivers. A key feature of these amendments was the introduction of the Drug Evaluation and Classification (DEC) program. This brief provides information about the DEC program, its role in the enforcement of drug-impaired driving, and some of the issues that require attention to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the program and help reduce crashes that are a result of drug-impaired driving.
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تاریخ انتشار 2017