Nearly 50 per cent of drugs given “warning” in new Berlin drug testing scheme
nme.comRBB, a total of 428 samples have been examined since drug checking began about two months ago. Any drugs that are deemed “dangerous” or contain other drugs, also known as “stretched”, are listed on the programme’s website.
The site also includes warnings against potential contaminations with other drugs, high dosages or unknown substances.According to the Senate Department for Health, the 428 samples have been tested at a rate of 47 samples per week.
So far, several dozen warnings have been issued against some of the drugs that have been tested. They are currently being investigated and listed on the programme’s website.As RBB reports, the warning rates have fluctuated between 30 and 50 per cent during the programme’s first two months of service.
The drug testing service was created in June to minimise the risk of drug-taking, and to analyse drug-taking habits in Berlin.
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