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Bluelight Crew
http://5newsonline.com/2013/07/21/state-law-enforcement-to-test-saliva-for-drugs/
Arkansas law enforcement may now test a person’s saliva to determine if they are under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The law was passed in March and went into effect July 17.
Lieutenant Allan Marx with the Sebastian County Sheriff’s Department was a driving force behind the changing law. He said before the Arkansas DWI law changed, officers could only test a person’s blood, urine and breath.
Marx said while working a case last year, he learned about saliva testing and recognized a need for it in Arkansas.
“If there’s ever a new way, a new tool that we can use to help not only law enforcement but help the public and the safety of the people out there, it needs to be used,” said Marx. “I believe this product is going to save lives.”
Marx said a driver who fails a field sobriety test may be subjected to a saliva test. According to Marx, the test – which is 94-99% accurate – will detect intoxicants like alcohol, amphetamine, benzodiazepines, buprenorphine, cocaine, cotinine, EDDP, ketamine, marijuana, methadone, methamphetamine, opiates, oxycodone, phencyclidine and propoxyphene.
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Marx said he believes in the saliva test kits so much, he has become a distributor of the product. His website, gotchadwi.com, provides further details about the product and the history of the law change.
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I have basically spent my whole adult life fighting the war on drugs,” said Marx who has been a deputy with the Sebastian County Sheriff’s Department for 19 years and served as a task officer with the Drug Enforcement Administration for 10 years.
full story here: http://5newsonline.com/2013/07/21/state-law-enforcement-to-test-saliva-for-drugs/
Arkansas law enforcement may now test a person’s saliva to determine if they are under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The law was passed in March and went into effect July 17.
Lieutenant Allan Marx with the Sebastian County Sheriff’s Department was a driving force behind the changing law. He said before the Arkansas DWI law changed, officers could only test a person’s blood, urine and breath.
Marx said while working a case last year, he learned about saliva testing and recognized a need for it in Arkansas.
“If there’s ever a new way, a new tool that we can use to help not only law enforcement but help the public and the safety of the people out there, it needs to be used,” said Marx. “I believe this product is going to save lives.”
Marx said a driver who fails a field sobriety test may be subjected to a saliva test. According to Marx, the test – which is 94-99% accurate – will detect intoxicants like alcohol, amphetamine, benzodiazepines, buprenorphine, cocaine, cotinine, EDDP, ketamine, marijuana, methadone, methamphetamine, opiates, oxycodone, phencyclidine and propoxyphene.
[...]
Marx said he believes in the saliva test kits so much, he has become a distributor of the product. His website, gotchadwi.com, provides further details about the product and the history of the law change.
“
I have basically spent my whole adult life fighting the war on drugs,” said Marx who has been a deputy with the Sebastian County Sheriff’s Department for 19 years and served as a task officer with the Drug Enforcement Administration for 10 years.
full story here: http://5newsonline.com/2013/07/21/state-law-enforcement-to-test-saliva-for-drugs/
