In the future, we fully intend on incorporating other classes of drugs into the SipChip.” SipChip has achieved over 99% in the more than 12,000 devices tested. Like a pregnancy test, the results are interpreted by the presence of either two lines - meaning the beverage is safe - or one line, which means drugs have been detected.Ĭook continued, “The SipChip will detect drugs at levels at, or below, the dose a person would feel any physiological effects. It only requires a drop of beverage and within 30 seconds the results begin to develop,” Cook told us. SipChip and the test strip at its core, were specifically engineered to work in nearly all beverages, and at the moment it detects several types of Benzodiazepines including Rohypnol (also known as "Roofies"), Xanax, Valium, Serax, Versed, and Restoril. “Our test works very similar to a lateral-flow pregnancy test. You can see a YouTube demonstration video of the product, released in January 2019, below.īarbara Cook, the CEO of Undercover Colors, explained to AFP in an email how SipChip works. The test kit was finally released for sale in September 2018 - you can find some of the news coverage of the launch here and here. Only 42 percent of women who are victims of date rape actually tell someone about what happened to them, and with every one in four women being a victim of date rape, chances are someone you know may have been a victim of it too. There has not yet been any news on when this product will be hitting the shelves for people to buy, but there is no doubt that as soon as it does, there will be a significant change in rape statistics nationwide.A screenshot from the website of Undercover Colors which has developed a new device for detecting tainted drinks called the SipChip The men that created this potentially life changing invention came up with the idea because they all know someone who has been involved in sexual assault. The creators of Undercover Colors nail polish at North Carolina State University. If the polish changes colors, then the drink has been tampered with. How the product works is a woman (or man) applies the clear nail polish to their finger nails and lightly stirs his or her drink with their fingers. Four undergraduate male students from North Carolina State University have created a product that can prevent date rape and help secure the lives and dreams of men and women worldwide, called Undercover Colors. Since this drug is practically invisible, there has never been an easy and quick method for someone to tell if their drink (alcoholic or not) has been tampered with, until recently. Rohypnol is ten times as potent as Valium and is one of the most popular date rape drugs because it achieves the desired effect and is relatively cheap, but comes with many dangers such as memory loss, extreme sedation, dizziness, loss of bodily control, physical and psychological dependence, hallucinations, convulsions and possibly seizures. The pill is slipped into the victim’s drink to promote disinhibition and makes the victim physically incapacitated with impaired judgment. A commonly used date rape drug is Rohypnol, an odorless, tasteless and colorless drug that resembles an aspirin. Ninety percent of date rapes occur with alcohol involved 75 percent of males and 55 percent of females are under the influence of narcotics. And 100 percent of these women have had their lives changed and even dreams ripped away, all because of one person’s choice to take advantage of them.ĭate rape is a serious and sadly very common occurrence in the United States and many other countries world wide. Approximately every one in four college aged women are victims to date rape during their college years. One in four women are sexually assaulted at some point in their lifetime. SeptemThe nail polish dipped in any liquid containing incapacitating agent will change color upon contact.
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