We’re offering two 3 hour sessions of Drug Recognition and Impairment workshops for health and human service staff on December 17 (educators welcome too!). Choose between two sessions:

Each session will provide health and human services staff as well as educators with training on drug trends and simple drug identification.

Presenter Bio:

James Roy, Lieutenant (Retired), Colchester Police Department

I am a native Vermonter, married to Susan for 31 years and proud father of two amazing boys (Zachary and Michael).

I was a police officer for 38 years in Vermont. I was a member of the Colchester Police for more than 35 years. I dedicated the majority of my career to Impaired Driving initiatives to include teaching at the Vermont Police Academy and in several states to include: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Arizona, Florida and the US Virgin Islands.

I am recognized as a subject matter expert by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the area of the Drug Evaluation and Classification Program and Impaired Driving programs. I am a past Chair of the Drug Recognition Expert Section of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. I have been recognized as an expert numerous times by Vermont’s District courts and the United States District Court (District of Vermont).