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FormulaC21H23NO5
IUPAC ID(5α,6α)-7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methylmorphinan-3,6-diol diacetate
Molar mass369. 4176 g/mol
Melting point173 °C
Boiling point273 °C
CAS ID561-27-3
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Heroin, also known as diamorphine among other names, is an opioid most commonly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects. Medically it is used in several countries to relieve pain or in opioid replacement therapy.

Police Scotland unveil new drug-driving detection kits

Feb 15,2020 9:27 pm

The Test kit uses a mouth-swab -

Police Scotland has launched its new drug-discovery-kit revealed ahead of the updated drug-driving entered laws in force.

be able to use DrugWipes - called "drugalysers" - to check for cannabis and cocaine.

at the roadside kit uses a mouth swab and a Blue Line is displayed when the person has taken the drug.

Scotland 's justice Minister, Humza Yousaf , said the regulations came into force on 21. October is not "just you to make our roads safer, but will save lives".

The new Test kits you select a "nearly-zero-boundary" on cannabis and cocaine.

the driver still needs to be taken to a police station for a blood sample for 17 other substances such as ecstasy, LSD, ketamine and Heroin .

The DrugWipe is a positive or negative reading on the roadside

Currently, if The Police suspect a motorist of drug driving, you will have to perform the roadside "field impairment test".

If the individual fails, they are arrested and taken to a police station, where a doctor must certify that the person is impaired to the extent that you are driving under the influence.

A driver will then take a blood sample prompted.

England and Wales introduced drug-driving limits and roadside Tests in 2015.

Humza Yousaf has promised a zero-tolerance approach to drug-driving

has been critical of The Scottish government already wanted to say for the implementation of the same provisions of the "bed"

However, Mr Yousaf said, the introduction of the new drug-drive limits meant Scotland was "far ahead of Anywhere Else in the UK".

He added: "The Police is ready, you will have the necessary tools, and if you are caught, there will be a zero-tolerance approach and you will face some hefty consequences. "

Ch Supt Stewart Carle is expected to recognize that the new kit, many more drug-drivers,

Ch Supt Stewart Carle, head of road policing at Police Scotland , said that the kits formed part of a wider crackdown on drug-related crime.

He said: "We hope that this is a reduction in demand for these drugs and thus have a greater benefit for our communities.

"drug trafficking is a large problem in Scotland - we know that and try to tackle it. This is just another tool in our Arsenal.

"at The moment, we catch about 200 drug drivers every Year . This new power will allow us, on the roadside screening, and I would expect to see a lot more.

"We have trained over 500 employees and we will continue to train more over the coming Year . "



police scotland, scottish government

Source of news: bbc.com

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