Training for employers & schools

Prepare your people.
Protect what matters.

Drug impairment recognition and reasonable suspicion training for businesses and schools. Help your team recognize concerns early, document observations, and respond appropriately.

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Readiness starts before an incident.Fully customizable to your organization's needs.

DRE instructor expertiseExperienced law enforcement educatorsTraining tailored to your team

Training that fits your responsibilities.

HR • Supervisors • Safety leaders

A more prepared workplace starts with your supervisors.

Prepare your supervisors to recognize concerns early, document observations objectively, and respond appropriately under workplace procedures.

Recognize observable indicators of possible impairment
Document specific behaviors and observations
Understand current drug trends
Respond within your organization's procedures

Meet your instructors

Experienced instructors. Practical preparation.

Justin Lauria and Adam Carson help businesses and schools turn specialized impairment recognition knowledge into practical awareness and sound decisions.

Justin LauriaCo-Founder & Lead Instructor

With more than 17 years of police experience, Justin combines extensive impairment recognition expertise with experience developing customized training for schools and employers.

Adam CarsonCo-Founder & Instructor

With more than 20 years of police experience, Adam brings extensive impairment recognition expertise and experience creating customized training for schools and employers.

Built around your organization.

01 / DISCUSS

Tell us what your team needs.

Share your audience, concerns, location, and training goals.

02 / CUSTOMIZE

Shape the right training.

We tailor the content and scope to your organization's specific needs.

03 / PREPARE

Give your team practical knowledge.

Build a shared foundation for recognizing, documenting, and responding to possible impairment.

For HR, supervisors, managers & safety leaders

When something seems wrong,
know what to observe.

Prepare supervisors before concerns become incidents. Customized drug impairment recognition and reasonable suspicion training supports early recognition, objective documentation, and appropriate response.

Give your team a shared foundation.

Recognize

Learn about observable physical and behavioral indicators of possible impairment.

Document

Learn to describe specific observations clearly, objectively, and consistently.

Respond

Understand how observations support a response under your organization’s procedures.

Your training priorities

Relevant to your workplace.
Customized for your team.

We work with you to establish the audience, scope, and topics that matter to your organization.

Drug and alcohol impairment recognition
Reasonable suspicion and objective observations
Current drug trends
Documenting observed behaviors
Approaching concerns and following organizational procedures

Before we build your training

YOUR PEOPLE

Who needs to be prepared?

Supervisors, HR, safety personnel, or a combination of roles.

YOUR SETTING

What concerns are you seeing?

Share your workplace context and the situations your team encounters.

YOUR GOALS

What should participants take away?

We use your priorities to shape the content and scope.

Common questions

Can the training be customized?

Yes. Content and scope are tailored to your organization’s specific needs, audience, and requested topics.

How is pricing determined?

Contact us with your audience, approximate group size, location, and goals so we can develop a proposal for your training.

For administrators, educators & school safety personnel

Help your staff recognize concerns.
Prepare them to respond.

Help your school take a proactive approach to safety. Give staff practical knowledge to recognize possible impairment, document concerns, and respond through established procedures.

Knowledge your staff can put to work.

Know what to observe

Build awareness of observable indicators of possible impairment in students and staff.

Understand drug trends

Explore drug products and trends relevant to your school community.

Document and respond

Use objective descriptions and follow established school procedures when concerns arise.

Designed around your school

A relevant program
for your personnel.

Your audience and priorities guide the content. Share the roles attending, the issues you want addressed, and your preferred timeframe.

Current drug trends and commonly encountered products
Observable indicators of possible impairment
Clear documentation of behaviors and observations
Communicating concerns and responding under school procedures

Training experience

Experience working with school safety audiences.

Justin and Adam have presented on drug trends and impairment recognition through Indiana school safety training programs.

Common questions

Who should attend?

Administrators, educators, school safety personnel, and other staff whose responsibilities include recognizing and reporting concerns.

Can you address our school’s priorities?

Yes. We tailor training to your school’s needs, staffing availability, and requested content.

About Impairment Detection Consulting

Real experience.
Practical education.

Founded by Justin Lauria and Adam Carson to help businesses and schools prepare their people to recognize possible impairment and respond appropriately.

Our approach

Learn to Detect
to Protect.

We translate law enforcement and instructional experience into clear, practical training. Our focus is on understanding observable indicators, documenting concerns objectively, and making informed decisions.

Every organization has different responsibilities. Your audience and goals shape the training we deliver.

Meet your instructors.

Justin Lauria

Co-Founder & Lead Instructor

Justin Lauria brings more than 17 years of police experience and extensive expertise in drug impairment recognition to his work as an instructor. A certified Drug Recognition Expert Instructor and Standardized Field Sobriety Test Instructor, Justin translates complex information into clear, practical guidance. He develops customized training for schools and employers, helping educators, supervisors, HR professionals, and safety leaders recognize possible impairment, document observations objectively, and respond appropriately.

Adam Carson

Co-Founder & Instructor

Adam Carson brings more than 20 years of police experience and extensive expertise in drug impairment recognition to his work as an instructor. A retired law enforcement professional and certified Drug Recognition Expert Instructor, Adam draws on years of impaired driving enforcement and education to make training relevant and understandable. He develops customized training for schools and employers, helping participants understand current drug trends, recognize possible impairment, and apply practical observation and documentation skills in their organizations.

Participant perspective

“He is very knowledgeable and easy to understand.”

Connee Meschini, President of MHB
Participant feedback about Adam Carson.

Resources & insights

Useful context.
Clearly organized.

Explore training information and reference materials for employers and schools. Publication dates are included to help you assess each resource.

IDC / Training overview

Impairment recognition & reasonable suspicion training

An introduction to our training for employers and schools.

Reference PDF / 2023

Prescription for Disaster

Reference material on prescription drug misuse and related concerns.

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Reference PDF / 2022

DEA Marijuana Prevention Summary

Archived reference. Check publication date and source before relying on time-sensitive information.

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Reference PDF / 2023

Illinois cannabis annual report

Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act evaluation and annual report.

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Reference PDF / 2023

Effects of Delta-9 THC

Reference material on the effects of Delta-9 THC.

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Training inquiries

Let's prepare your team.

Tell us a little about your organization and what you would like your staff to learn.

Start with your needs.

Your audience, goals, and location help us shape the training and prepare a relevant proposal.

Prefer email?
jlauria@impairmentdetection.com

What happens next?

We review your inquiry, discuss your priorities, and develop a proposed training scope.

Customized training starts here

Request training information.

Use our inquiry form to share your organization, audience, and training goals. We will follow up to discuss your needs and a proposed training scope.

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Have your approximate group size, location, and preferred timeframe ready if available.

Prepare your people.Protect what matters.

Training that fits your responsibilities.

A more prepared workplace starts with your supervisors.

Experienced instructors. Practical preparation.

Built around your organization.

Tell us what your team needs.

Shape the right training.

Give your team practical knowledge.

When something seems wrong,know what to observe.

Give your team a shared foundation.

Recognize

Document

Respond

Relevant to your workplace.Customized for your team.

Before we build your training

Who needs to be prepared?

What concerns are you seeing?

What should participants take away?

Common questions

Help your staff recognize concerns.Prepare them to respond.

Knowledge your staff can put to work.

Know what to observe

Understand drug trends

Document and respond

A relevant programfor your personnel.

Experience working with school safety audiences.

Common questions

Real experience.Practical education.

Learn to Detectto Protect.

Meet your instructors.

Justin Lauria

Adam Carson

Useful context.Clearly organized.

Impairment recognition & reasonable suspicion training

Prescription for Disaster

DEA Marijuana Prevention Summary

Illinois cannabis annual report

Effects of Delta-9 THC

Let's prepare your team.

Start with your needs.

What happens next?

Request training information.

Let's prepare your team.

Prepare your people.
Protect what matters.

When something seems wrong,
know what to observe.

Relevant to your workplace.
Customized for your team.

Help your staff recognize concerns.
Prepare them to respond.

A relevant program
for your personnel.

Real experience.
Practical education.

Learn to Detect
to Protect.

Useful context.
Clearly organized.