Israeli Scientists Unwrap Sensor for Date-Rape Drugs

Israeli Scientists Unwrap Sensor for Date-Rape Drugs

In a recent study, a duo of Israeli scientists developed a sure-shot method of identifying date-rape drugs in drinks. The team, including Prof. Fernando Patolsky and Dr. Michael Ioffe of Tel Aviv University's School of Chemistry, has claimed the result to be a 100% solution, with the result coming on the spot.

For the study, the team picked drinks from a series of cocktails randomly and after testing it with a developed solution, found accurate result of the drink being adulterated with a date-rape drug, including the commonly used drugs GHB and ketamine.

Popularly used to make a person unconscious under a sedative or hypnotic effect, a large number of innocent girls are being tricked in clubs by such tactics. If the data from the US Department of Justice is to be considered, nearly 200,000 women were raped in the United Stated with the help of date rape drugs in the year 2007, though only 16% actually came to report the unfortunate incident.

As the chemical compound is safe thus requirement for a government approval has not been considered so far. “What’s amazing is that there are no false positives until now. We have some very, very optimistic preliminary results”, Ioffe told AFP.

Moreover, the team is looking for funds to take the research to next level by devising a way to identify another drug Rohypnol


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