Sewage Testing Pinpoints Drug Use in Communities
Sewage testing pinpoints drug use in communities
Scientists, increasingly able to detect minuscule amounts of compounds, have begun to test sewage to gauge communities' use of illegal drugs. When people take drugs, the substances are either unchanged or the body turns them into metabolites before …
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LAPD sets up drug detection swab test at checkpoints
The Los Angeles police department has announced a New Year's crackdown on intoxicated drivers – with checkpoints to be set up across the county complete with breathalyzers and cheek swab tests that can detect recent drug use, the L.A. Times reported.
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Testing HCV positive has a sustained impact on drug injecting behaviour
“The main finding of this study is that notification of HCV test results and counseling is related to reductions in subsequent drug use behavior for PWIDs [people who inject drugs] learning that they recently contracted an HCV infection, but not for …
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Union wants weaker mine drug tests
A major union plans legal challenges against mining contractors who use urine samples for drug and alcohol tests after a court upheld a decision to allow only the saliva method. A major union plans legal challenges against mining contractors who use …
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