Practicality of rape drug kit questioned

THE practicality of a DIY kit that detects whether your drink has been spiked with a potential date-rape drug has been questioned by the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland.

The drink-testing kit called the Drink Detective, already available in Britain, will be launched in Ireland next month.

Containing a pipette and three chemically sensitive pads, the pocket-size kit claims to detect the presence of the three most commonly used drugs: benzodiazepines, including diazepam, Rohypnol and Valium, gamma hydoxybutyrate (GHB), and ketamine.