Drugs Tests via Exhaled Breath Enabled by New Technique

Luzerne County DA opposed to medical marijuana
WILKES-BARRE – Luzerne County District Attorney Jackie Musto Carroll on Wednesday announced her opposition to legalizing medical marijuana at a press conference organized by opponents of two bills in the state Legislature. “I believe the legislation an

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“If it weren’t for drug court, I’d probably be dead,” says Rebecca Robinson, reflecting on an eight-year addiction to painkillers that eventually landed her in Buncombe County’s Adult Treatment Court. On the way to drug-court graduation : Rebecca Robinson says the program saved her life. Photo by Jonathan Welch An Asheville native, Robinson says she first started taking pharmaceuticals to deal …

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Drugs Tests Via Exhaled Breath Enabled By New Technique
A new study from Karolinska Institutet presents a new technique that makes drug testing possible through exhaled air for the first time. By examining people who had received emergency care for an amphetamine overdose, the researchers found that in all cases there were traces of amphetamine and metamphetamine in the exhaled breath. “Traditionally, drugs tests have been carried out using urine and …

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