Date rape drugs could soon be detected in drinks using a smartphone app 🍹📱
The class C drug has strong sedative and amnesic effects. It is often linked to sexual assault cases, poisoning and overdose.
Dr Kevin Honeychurch, author of the study and a senior lecturer in forensic chemistry at UWE Bristol, said: ‘There is a growing need for methods capable of determining GBL in complex samples such as beverages. ‘This application uses a technology available to virtually everybody, outside of a laboratory setting and is operable without professional training or complex laboratory instrumentation.’
If the app detects a particular concentration of purple, it indicates the liquid is highly likely to contain the drug.Anselmo Procida, a forensic science student at UWE Bristol, added: ‘The huge advantage of this approach is that it rules out the need for expensive pieces of lab equipment to conduct the tests.
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