Devon & Cornwall Police Officer on winning team for Royal Society of Chemistry Analytical Science Horizon Prize

A revolutionary handheld device that helps to save lives by detecting dangerous synthetic drugs almost instantly has won its creators a prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Horizon Prize.

Team Harm Reduction has developed portable technology that can identify lethal synthetic substances within seconds, enabling police and prison officers to issue immediate warnings that protect vulnerable drug users from potentially fatal substances.

The groundbreaking devices are already being deployed across UK police forces and prisons, where staff use them to rapidly identify dangerous drugs and alert communities about life-threatening substances circulating locally.

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