Using Magnetic nanoparticles, it can detect trace amounts of: cocaine, heroin, cannabis, amphetamine, and methamphetamine
The device contains ligands (ions or molcules, etc.. that attach to other specific elements) that attach themselves to any of the five elements above.
A bit of saliva is applied to the unit, the unit is then tested and returns what you "might be on".
oh... and the test takes less than 90 seconds to run!
http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/23111/
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