A recent study suggests that the testing strips should be widely distributed though some experts say the strips are not an adequate prevention measure. Last year, fentanyl became the most deadly drug in the country, responsible for more overdose deaths than any other substance. In addition to being found in — or even replacing —… Continue reading Fentanyl Test Strips: Important Tool Or False Security?
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Fingerprint Test Can Identify Drug Use With Striking Accuracy
The testing device is already being used in some morgues and at treatment centers in the UK to detect drug use. Drug testing is important, whether to determine how someone died or to show that someone was under the influence of drugs while behind the wheel. However, current drug-testing methods that use samples of blood,… Continue reading Fingerprint Test Can Identify Drug Use With Striking Accuracy
Nigerian Girls Win Tech Challenge With Counterfeit Drug Detection App
The teen team hope that their app can stem the sale of counterfeit medications in their home country. A team consisting of five teenage girls from Nigeria has won Silicon Valley’s 2018 Technovation Challenge by building an app that detects counterfeit drugs. The app, called FD-Detector, works by scanning the medicine’s barcode and checking is… Continue reading Nigerian Girls Win Tech Challenge With Counterfeit Drug Detection App