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Mapping International Drug Use through the World's Largest Wastewater Study

October 28, 2019

Researchers from 41 international institutions released their findings after analyzing sewage samples from 60 million people ...

The Science of Breaking Bad: Would You Know If Meth Was Cooked inside Your House?

October 8, 2019

The results of a recent study raise questions about whether current surface detection methods allow people living inside a fo...

Handling Controlled Substances in the Lab

May 31, 2019

The heart of good controlled substance management is a comprehensive written program

Researchers Hope a 'Robo-Nose' Could Give K-9 Officers a Break

November 20, 2018

Animal stem cells grown into a preliminary device to detect bombs and drugs

New Protocol for Measuring Background Levels of Drugs in Crime Labs

September 26, 2018

If chemists want to detect small amounts of drugs like fentanyl, they may need to keep an eye on background levels

Drug Overdose Epidemic Has Been Growing Exponentially for Decades

September 21, 2018

These findings suggest that, to be successful, prevention efforts must extend beyond control of specific drugs to address dee...

Data-Sharing Website May Speed the Response to New Illegal Drugs

July 6, 2018

The "NPS Data Hub" will help forensic chemists identify new types of fentanyl and other narcotics more quickly

More Efficient Method Devised to Drug Test Athletes

February 12, 2018

It will now be easier, faster and cheaper to catch athletes who take performance-enhancing drugs

Low-Tech, Low-Cost Test Strips Show Promise for Reducing Fentanyl Overdoses

February 7, 2018

The highly accurate strips hold potential for a public health approach to the overdose crisis

Air Science Releases New Purair® SafeSEARCH Mail Processing Containment Hood

December 6, 2017

Air Science offers mail handling fume hoods to improve the safe handling and screening of envelopes and packages

Chemists Develop Method to Quickly Screen, Accurately Identify Fentanyl

November 7, 2017

Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new drug screening technique that could lead to the rapid and accurate id...

Working Safely with Fentanyl in the Lab

October 6, 2017

How the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is keeping its workers safe through PPE and a new enclosure

Can a Pumpkin-Shaped Molecule Bring a Different Ending to 'Breaking Bad'?

September 29, 2017

Simple and flexible sensor could move drug screening from the lab to the streets

Large Scale Study of Cocaine Users Leads to Breakthrough in Drug Testing

September 25, 2017

A rapid and highly sensitive fingerprint test has been developed that can take just seconds to confirm whether someone has us...

Regular Energy Drink Use Linked to Later Drug Use among Young Adults

August 9, 2017

UMD study is first long-term study to explore patterns of energy drink consumption

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