And though the ultimate goal is really to put a stop to rapists, at least for now, people might be able to breathe a bit easier knowing that they are sipping safe drinks and those horrible tinder-date-gone-wrong scenarios can be avoided. It might open new possibilities in the future for the company to expand its function into detecting any kind of liquid, may it be water, blood, sweat or even urine. As the company writes on Facebook, “With just one drop, we give you a portable, quick and accurate way to determine the presence of commonly used date rape drugs in more than 100 liquids.” The result is shown only as little as 30 seconds up to 3 minutes after a drop of liquid from the drink is applied to the sample port. Two lines is a good thing and you are good to go, while one line means that your drink has been tampered. In 2018, nail-tech company Undercover Colors revealed they were developing a nail polish that can detect drugs, such as rohypnol and ketamine, that may have been added to someone’s drink without their knowledge. This really small device that is also unisex, works pretty much like a pregnancy test. It might ring a bell because there was talk of such a product a few years ago. The tool itself is no bigger than a regular coin and would easily fit into your pocket, but more than effective to avoid sexual predators, especially in busy crowded areas where all one wants to do is to not care about how their drink might have been drugged or not. The use of date rape drugs is a global crime that impacts everyone, of all genders and age. They are almost impossible to detect as most of them are colorless, tasteless and odorless once put into a drink. Wanting to have an impact on society as their overall mission, Undercover Colors is partnering with It’s On Us, a national nonprofit initiative created to combat campus sexual assault by engaging young men and changing campus culture, and also RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), which is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization that also provides support for survivors and others through their National Sexual Assault Hotline.Īlthough some would claim that it is not deadly, drug-facilitated sexual assault (or commonly known as date rape drugs) put people in very dangerous situations. The company has previously made headlines four years back for developing a nail polish that changes its shade whenever it detects a spiked beverage. Its a nail polish that doubles as a way to thwart sexual assault - and its being developed at N.C. A startup company based in North Carolina, United States, called Undercover Colors, just launched a drug test kit that is able to screen if a drink has been ‘roofied’ or not in less than a minute. The polish called 'Undercover Colors' will change shades if it becomes.
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This small portable screens your drink in 60 seconds, works pretty much like a pregnancy test. Two years ago, US startup Undercover Colors made headlines when it announced it was developing a nail polish that would be able to detect so-called 'date rape' drugs such as Rohypnol and ketamine. Amazon College students have created a nail polish that may help protect the lives of college partiers everywhere. Journal Art and Culture Undercover Colors New Device Can Help Prevent Date Rapes.
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