Professor working on ‘roofies’ detector
Frat boys weep in terror as a chemistry professor attempts to bring a roofie testing kit to the market.
An assistant professor of chemistry is developing a tiny testing kit that women can carry in their purses and use to quickly detect date-rape drugs.
Andrea Holmes, who teaches at Doane College in Crete, said “this seemed to be a really, really relevant topic.”
“So many women on college campuses are being affected by this,” said Holmes.
Date-rape drugs — or “roofies” — such as Rohypnol are secreted into a person’s drink. The drug incapacitates the person and causes memory loss. Men and women who have been raped while under its influence can regain their senses with no memory of the assault.
If roofies are a serious problem – and I don’t know of a study on point, but we’ll assume that they are a significant problem – then nothing but good can come from having some sort of ability to test for their presence. It’s not foolproof and there are tons of potential problems with the implementation… but it’s better than nothing.
