Natural saliva versus artificial saliva
99.5% water and 0.5% dissolved enzymes, minerals and salts—it sounds so simple, yet human saliva is a highly complex fluid. To date, it has not been possible to produce realistic artificial saliva. This presents a challenge for laboratory verification of saliva-based drug …
Detecting misuse of hallucinogens
The consumption of hallucinogens is rising sharply across Europe. Both the number of seizures and the quantities seized are on the increase. In the past 12 months, around 20% of drug users have taken LSD and 13% have taken ketamine. This increases …
Detecting misuse of sedatives
Drug testing of drivers involved in accidents – first and second places go to THC and benzodiazepines. Consuming benzodiazepines (BZO) before driving causes a five-fold1 increase in the risk of being injured in a road traffic accident. If alcohol is consumed at the …
Detecting misuse of stimulants
Stimulants have now infiltrated not only party districts, but also, rather frequently, everyday life. In routine situations, this drug use results in inappropriate behaviour: The number of accidents resulting in personal injury under the influence of drugs has increased fivefold from 1991 …
Ketamine – From Anaesthetic to Party Drug
The famous song “Space Oddity” by David Bowie, commonly believed to be about the experience of taking mind-altering drugs, perfectly describes the feelings of alienation and dissociation that come with using ketamine. Ketamine users have intense hallucinations and even near-death experiences, as …
Roadpol, the European Roads Policing Network
70 per day. That’s the average daily number of road deaths in Europe right now. And governments and dedicated non-governmental organisations are using various approaches to reduce this figure further. One of the most active organisations campaigning for greater road safety is …
Wastewater Analysis for the Fight Against Drugs
It all began in 2011. That was the year of the first wastewater analysis that evaluated the consumption of illegal drugs in 19 European cities. After its success, others followed – in 2020, more than 80 cities in 18 countries participated in the …
PRESS RELEASE: Roadpol – Strong partnership for greater road safety
Neubiberg, September 2021. 70 per day. That’s the average daily number of road deaths in Europe right now. And governments and dedicated non-governmental organisations are using various approaches to reduce this figure further. For example, the “European Roads Policing Network”, or Roadpol …
New psychoactive substances − NPS
When the first psychoactive substances (NPS for short) appeared on the market at the turn of the century, many people feared that they would flood the market and dazzle consumers. These drugs, often sold as “bath salts”, “air freshener” or “plant food”, …
Client Study: Corporate alcohol and drug prevention
Securetec talks with Mr Cado, head of Ithylo, about the best practices put in place to combat alcohol and drug risks in the workplace. …
