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              Thousands die each year from drugs that are contaminated with dangerous cutting agents or other more potent drugs. In addition, there has been a rise in accidental overdoses from users not knowing the purity of the drugs they consume.
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              As students living in Edinburgh, a city often dubbed "the drug capital of Europe", this problem is very close to our hearts. Fear of controversy and misunderstanding is no excuse for turning a blind eye to the many in dire need of help, and we believe that we possess the necessary resources, skills and desire to confront this problem in a responsible and thoughtful manner.
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                 We are creating a cell- free paper-based biosensor that can provide a user with a better understanding of the composition of their drugs. Our biosensor will detect lethal contaminants and give a quantitative analysis of purity, red-lighting dangerously high purity levels, providing valuable information to users that could potentially save lives .
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                Multiple tests will be integrated into one easy to use, portable and cheap biosensor. This summer we will focus on the development of three tests: Heroin Purity, PMA detection, DNP in Diet Pills.
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          <p>Our work is routed deeply in the world of the people we're seeking to help. We have researched extensively, ensuring the need for our project is strong. Our own prejudice does not drive us. Instead we are getting out there, experiencing what it is really like. At every opportunity we are engaging with  users, getting to know their story.</p>
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Revision as of 14:51, 20 August 2015

Can SynBio reduce drug overdose?

Thousands die each year from drugs that are contaminated with dangerous cutting agents or other more potent drugs. In addition, there has been a rise in accidental overdoses from users not knowing the purity of the drugs they consume.

As students living in Edinburgh, a city often dubbed "the drug capital of Europe", this problem is very close to our hearts. Fear of controversy and misunderstanding is no excuse for turning a blind eye to the many in dire need of help, and we believe that we possess the necessary resources, skills and desire to confront this problem in a responsible and thoughtful manner.

Yes. Our work shows this is possible.

We are creating a cell- free paper-based biosensor that can provide a user with a better understanding of the composition of their drugs. Our biosensor will detect lethal contaminants and give a quantitative analysis of purity, red-lighting dangerously high purity levels, providing valuable information to users that could potentially save lives .

Multiple tests will be integrated into one easy to use, portable and cheap biosensor. This summer we will focus on the development of three tests: Heroin Purity, PMA detection, DNP in Diet Pills.