A Breath Test for Opioids (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

A Breath Test for Opioids

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A test to detect opioid drugs in exhaled breath has been developed by engineers and physicians at the UC Davis. In this photo, a volunteer breathes normally into the human breath sampler. Samples are frozen before being taken to the lab for analysis.

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Cristina Davis, UC Davis

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