Handheld Cannabis Drug Test Marketed to Parents, Really for Cops
source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1314041/Vantix-Parents-drug-test-childrens-sa...
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A disposable drugs test that allows parents to check if their children have been taking cannabis or cocaine by analysing a droplet of saliva has been developed by British scientists.
The handheld device, which resembles a pregnancy testing kit, costs just £1.50 and produces an accurate result within five minutes.Its creators say it could be available within two years.
The Vantix sensor was developed to help police carry out speedy roadside drug-driving tests, but it could just as easily be used by parents who are worried their children are taking drugs.
News of the breakthrough comes just days after the conviction and jailing of singer George Michael for possessing cannabis and drug driving.
Kevin Auton, of Universal Sensors, has admitted that the test would be controversial and could have 'huge implications for society'.
He said: 'In America, parents are taking samples of their children's saliva and hair and sending them off to labs to see if their children are taking drugs. If there is demand for it here, it would be an interesting market.
'It is controversial but the test can be used in the home for worried parents to test if their children are taking drugs.
'We are very focused on getting the test out of the laboratory and on to other platforms. It is as simple to use as a pregnancy test.'
The devices are designed to be used at the roadside, in a police station or in the home.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1314041/Vantix-Parents-drug-test-...
They make it sound all good, like its for parents to help keep their kids off drugs, but in the end they really show that's its really for cops to bust people.
The handheld device, which resembles a pregnancy testing kit, costs just £1.50 and produces an accurate result within five minutes.Its creators say it could be available within two years.
The Vantix sensor was developed to help police carry out speedy roadside drug-driving tests, but it could just as easily be used by parents who are worried their children are taking drugs.
News of the breakthrough comes just days after the conviction and jailing of singer George Michael for possessing cannabis and drug driving.
Kevin Auton, of Universal Sensors, has admitted that the test would be controversial and could have 'huge implications for society'.
He said: 'In America, parents are taking samples of their children's saliva and hair and sending them off to labs to see if their children are taking drugs. If there is demand for it here, it would be an interesting market.
'It is controversial but the test can be used in the home for worried parents to test if their children are taking drugs.
'We are very focused on getting the test out of the laboratory and on to other platforms. It is as simple to use as a pregnancy test.'
The devices are designed to be used at the roadside, in a police station or in the home.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1314041/Vantix-Parents-drug-test-...
They make it sound all good, like its for parents to help keep their kids off drugs, but in the end they really show that's its really for cops to bust people.
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iamaman
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But, is it quantitative or qualitative?
take the fivth and they cant do shit. go to court dont cave in and hopefully the jury will be more comnpasionate than the fucking pig was.
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iamaman
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iamaman
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register to vote! for all you stoners out there, you dont have to go anywhere, go absentee!! that way you can take your time to decide on what the bull shit is instead of rushing like the system wants.
vote if you believe you are an American!
- 1 year ago
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iamaman
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hunzedog
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but cannabis does not impair motor skills...\
science just gets ignored again,,,,,,, - 1 year ago
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