Toward a fast, life-saving test for identifying the purity of heroin
Sunday, October 5, 2008 - 18:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists in Spain are reporting an advance toward a new method for determining the purity of heroin that could save lives by allowing investigators to quickly identify impure and more toxic forms of the drug being sold on the street. Unlike conventional tests, it does not destroy the original drug sample, according to their report...
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