Mississippi Impaired Driving Portal

Better Training. Safer Roads.

The Mississippi Impaired Driving Portal is the central resource for Mississippi SFST, ARIDE and DRE training information, supporting law enforcement officers, instructors and program coordinators across the state.

Three connected programs

From roadside detection to expert evaluation

Each level builds stronger observation, documentation and impaired-driving enforcement skills.

Mississippi Standardized Field Sobriety Testing seal

The foundation

SFST

Standardized Field Sobriety Testing

A 24-hour Mississippi course that prepares officers to detect impaired driving and correctly administer the three validated field sobriety tests.

  • Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus
  • Walk-and-Turn
  • One-Leg Stand
Learn about Mississippi SFST training
Mississippi Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement seal

The bridge

ARIDE

Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement

A 16-hour course that builds on SFST and helps officers recognize, identify and clearly describe signs associated with drug impairment.

  • Builds on SFST proficiency
  • Introduces seven drug categories
  • Promotes effective use of DREs
Learn about Mississippi ARIDE training
Mississippi Drug Recognition Expert seal

The expert level

DRE

Drug Recognition Expert

Advanced training that prepares qualified officers to conduct a systematic, standardized 12-step drug influence evaluation.

  • 16-hour DRE pre-school
  • 56-hour DRE school
  • Approximately 40–60 field hours
Learn about Mississippi DRE training

MSTIDE

Mississippi Training for Impaired Driving Enforcement is a unit within the Oxford Police Department that provides free, local training across the state in SFST, ARIDE, DRE and instructor development.

Visit MSTIDE

S.T.O.R.M.

Founded in 1996, Sobriety Trained Officers Representing Mississippi connects more than 1,300 officers working to reduce deaths and injuries on Mississippi roadways.

Visit S.T.O.R.M.

Trusted resources

Standards and training materials

Explore the national organizations and official Mississippi source material behind these programs.