New research published in the Journal of Analytical Toxicology shows how fingerprint-based drug screening can screen for the presence, or absence, of four classes of drugs of abuse.

The Intelligent Fingerprinting Drug Screening System enables the detection of four drug classes (amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine and opiates) from a single fingerprint sample in just ten minutes. Its use in coroner mortuaries demonstrates the value of the revolutionary system that is also being used in drug rehabilitation centres. Studies are also underway for its use in airport screening and for offender management applications within prisons and probation services.