Drug testing using fingerprints implemented in North Wales
A new drug test that can detect drug use from fingerprints has been implemented at a clinic in North Wales. Developed by Intelligent Fingerprinting, a company formed at the University of East Anglia, the test can detect traces of drugs in the sweat from users’ fingerprints. Taking only a few seconds to collect the fingerprint
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Scotland’s drug death rate stalls life expectancy figures
Scotland’s death rate from drug abuse is so high that it has contributed to stalling the country’s life expectancy figures, which had been increasing for three decades. Since the early 1980s, life expectancy in Scotland had increased by 5.8 years for women and 7.9 years for men. But the increase has stalled in recent years,
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MDMA treatment for alcohol is effective and safe, study finds
MDMA, a drug which is more commonly known as Ecstasy, might be successful in treating alcohol addiction, according to researchers from Imperial College London. In the first study using MDMA in this way, early trial results suggest that it could be better than using the standard treatment. Psychiatrists are currently evaluating a programme that combines
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Two million Brits taking seven different prescription drugs
About two million pensioners are using at least seven different types of prescription drugs, putting them at risk of possible lethal side-effects, according to a major new report. Leading charity, Age UK, warned that the increasing prevalence of 'polypharmacy' jeopardised the lives of users, with approximately 75% likely to have an adverse reaction to at
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