Keith Graves

The Drug Warrior

Keith is a retired Police Sergeant who worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for 29 years. He was named as California’s Narcotics Officer of the Year and is a prior winner of MADD’s California Hero Award. He has years of experience as a Narcotics Detective and a Narcotics Unit Supervisor and is a Drug Recognition Expert Instructor (IACP #3292). He has developed several drug courses for the California Narcotics Officers Association, California POST and California Colleges, and currently consults POST on drug investigation procedures. Keith has taught thousands of officers and businesses around the world about drug use, drug trends, compliance training and drug investigations. He is recognized as an international drug expert and has testified as an expert in court proceedings on drug cases, homicide cases and rape prosecutions. Keith is the Founder and President of Graves & Associates, a company dedicated to providing drug training to law enforcement and private industry. Keith is a member of the Police1 Editorial Advisory Board.

Full list of Keith Graves results

5 keys to becoming a highly successful narcotics officer
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If you want to become one of the best dope cops in your agency, listen up
3 hidden dangers found in marijuana grow houses
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It’s important for officers not to treat entering and processing indoor marijuana grows as a routine event
Drug threats impacting police officers in 2019
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What can officers do to protect themselves while investigating drug-related crimes?
How police can conduct an on-scene fentanyl risk assessment
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Follow these steps to limit your exposure risk and improve your safety
Threat assessment: 4 street drugs impacting police in 2018
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The drug landscape in the U.S. over the last decade has shifted, with the opioid threat reaching epidemic levels and impacting significant portions of the country
7 steps to becoming an expert in your field of law enforcement
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From SWAT to narcotics, becoming an expert is a lot of hard work. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would be an expert
PCP's powerful cousin: 3 things cops need to know about TCP
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Subjects under the influence of TCP pose a significant threat to police officers
4 safety tips for cops when dealing with a subject high on PCP
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Follow these guidelines to minimize the risk of injury to yourself, other officers, the suspect and bystanders
Kratom: What cops need to know about the drug the DEA plans to ban
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Kratom, currently sold as a health supplement, is often used by individuals as an alternative to heroin
How Safe Call Now is helping LEOs fight addiction
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The service is a comprehensive, 24-hour crisis referral service for all public safety employees, all emergency services personnel and their family members nationwide
What cops need to know about 'buttchugging' (yes, it's really a thing)
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Taking drugs anally has been going on for quite some time. Meth users have been getting high by “plugging” their drug of choice for two decades
How dealers are camouflaging heroin to fool cops
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Dealers are pressing powdered heroin using pill presses and using pharmaceutical opiate dyes to mask their efforts
What cops need to know about 'spice'
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As these drugs become more popular, it is imperative that officers arm themselves with knowledge of the signs and symptoms of influence
5 most bizarre substances people use to get high
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With drugs like bath salts, spice, flakka, mephedrone and others, the landscape of drug use is becoming more and more cluttered
What the Flakka? 4 things cops need to know about the drug
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Recent news from Florida has shed light on a new drug called Flakka, and its use is not isolated to the sunshine state
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