New way of detecting date-rape drug use found in Switzerland
Verified: 4 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from Switzerland.
Swiss researchers have found a new way of detecting the notorious date-rape drug GHB in urine for up to 72 hours after ingestion, in a possible boon to sexual assault investigations.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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1 outlet from Switzerland, where the story is: The Local Switzerland · how we count
- Nov 11, 11:28 AM UTCFirst reportNew Swiss method makes it possible to better detect 'date-rape' drugthelocal.ch ↗
- Nov 11, 11:31 AM UTC+2 minNew way of detecting date-rape drug found in Switzerlandrte.ie ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 11:31 AM UTC · +2 min
- Nov 11, 4:35 PM UTC+5 hSwiss Researchers Develop New Method to Detect Date-Rape Drugs Quickly - Jowhar News Leader | Somali Newsjowhar.com ↗
- Nov 12, 9:50 AM UTC+22 h· you’re reading thisNew way of detecting date-rape drug use found in Switzerlandphys.org ↗
[Claude] Both other reports describe the same Swiss study detecting GHB in urine for up to 72 hours, with no conflicting facts.
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