Now researchers at UBC have developed a tool that could help catch spiked drinks and stop sexual assaults before they happen. Spikeless is an ordinary-looking stir stick that changes colour when drugs ...

VANCOUVER - Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they're gearing up to start "real-world testing" of a stir stick that can detect if a drink has been spiked with drugs. * ...

Spikeless is an ordinary-looking stir stick that changes colour when drugs like GHB or ketamine are added to a drink. It takes about 30 seconds to change colour, offering a quick way to get results.

Spikeless, which looks like an ordinary stir stick, is capable of detecting common drink spiking drugs like GHB and ketamine within 30 seconds, potentially preventing assaults. GHB, or gamma ...

THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-UBC Applied Science Communications & Marketing, *MANDATORY CREDIT* VANCOUVER — Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they're gearing up to start "real-world ...

It says the "seemingly ordinary stir stick" can detect drugs such as GHB and ketamine, changing colour if a beverage is contaminated. Co-inventor Samin Yousefi, a masters student at the university ...