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Cheap Breathalyser stocking filler-AL2500

At this time of year we are often asked for advice from customers purchasing for presents.

Everyone is looking for the holy grail of low cost and high accuracy in an easy to use sub £30 breathalyser.

We suggest a good compromise digital breathalyser for personal use is the AL2500 and AL2500 prime breathalyser models. These 2 breathalysers look identical apart from the silver finish on the AL2500 and black finish on the prime. Internally they are slightly different with greater flow checking built into the AL2500 prime breathalyser version.

They are the size and shape of mobile phones, take standard AA batteries and will give 300-700 tests before the accuracy of the calibration goes. The Al2500 units are not designed to have sensor changes, so in most cases they should be used and replaced as a consumable breath tester. (the cost of breathalyser calibration service for the Al2500 at an approved service centre exceeds the purchase costs)

The Al2500 breathalysers come nicely boxed and presented with batteries and user guides, are easy to wrap and make an ideal low cost breathalyser for personal use. Accuracy is +/-0.01%BAC under control testing, but the lack of a sealed tube sample system does reduce the overall accuracy slightly in the field. With an audible alarm set at 0.05%BAC (UK prosecution noral vehicle is currently 0.08%BAC (date 10.12.08)) both of the AL2500 breathalysers offer excellent value for money.

Further details on AL2500 Breathalyser

NEW 2009 DA5000 digital breathalyser launched in UK

ValueBreathalysers is proud to announce the launch of the new 2009 model DA5000 digital semi-conductor breathalyser.

Now supplied in our own ValueBreathalysers Branding the hand held Breathalyser sets the benchmark for clinic use alcohol breath detection and screening, offering for the first time professional levels of accuracy in a unit costing just £34.77

The ValueBreathalysers DA5000 unit offers clinicians

  • single button operation 
  • sensor cleanse each test cycle improves accuracy
  • 5 second deep breath lung sampling.
  • flow check sample monitoring prevents suboptimal sampling-
  • accuracy of +/-5mg/100ml BAC at levels of 50mg/100ml (+/-0.005%BAC @ 0.05%BAC)
  • direct 3 digit mg/100ml blood alcohol concentration display
  • low cost self exchange sensor for on site “self” calibration service
  • low cost mouth piece tubes

Customer feedback on the 2008 model DA5000 remains excellent. The unit is proving robust and reliable. The new 2009 model offers ungraded firewire system management and data processing making the unit easier to read, faster to reset after sensor change and improves the user experience and confidence in the sensor function.

Professional users who have up-graded to the 2009 DA5000 find it’s easy to read 3 digit display clearer and easier to interpret than other models. With the units clearly displayed and the display scale also clear on the from display (mg/100ml) there is no change of confusion when measuring and recording results.

Further details on the DA5000 Breathalyser

Cocaine Risks

High doses can raise the body’s temperature, cause convulsions and respiratory or heart failure

Highly risky for anybody with high blood pressure or a heart condition. Perfectly healthy, young people can have a fit or heart attack after taking too much coke and you may not know you’ve got a pre-existing heart condition

Heavy use can cause depression and serious problems with anxiety and paranoia

Can bring previous mental health problems to the surface

Alcohol and cocaine together can be particularly dangerous as the substances interact in the body to produce a toxic chemical

New TV ad campaign launched aimed at teenagers warning about the perils of Cocaine use

The government yesterday launched a new anti Cocaine ad campain warning youngsters about the risks of Cocaine use and Cocaine addiction.

The 1 million pound campaign which will appear on television and the internet is to highlight the dangers posed by Cocaine to the users health &  personality as well as the social costs of Cocaine use and Cocaine addiction.

Cocaine a class A drug was once only popular in fashionable London society, but has now gained in popularity across the whole country and across all social groups.

The campaign has been launched by TalktoFrank, the government funded campaign which provides young people and their families with information & advice about drugs.

Dawn Primarolo, the Health Minister, said: “There is a darker side to using cocaine which this campaign exposes. Addiction, personality change and the risk of heart attacks – even at a young age – can ruin the health and lives of cocaine users and their families.”

Click here to visit the TalktoFrank website and find out more about Cocaine use

Click here to visit BBC news and watch the video about Cocaine use

Oraline IV Multi Drug Saliva Drug Screen

The Oraline IV saliva drug test has been launched by Access Diagnostic Tests UK Ltd into the UK market for sales as a professional medical diagnostic screen for drugs of abuse.

Available in professional cartons of 25 test kits, Oraline IV saliva drug test offers market leading sensitivity for Cannabis THC detection at just 4ng/ml

Oraline IV incorporates a patented saliva collection spoon for true single step testing, although the device can also be used with cup collected saliva samples

Oraline IV multi drug saliva drug screen provides on-site rapid-results for

Marijuana 4ng detection for 14-24hrs
Cocaine 25ng detection for 24-48hrs
Opiates 2ng detection for 7-21hrs
Methamphetamines 3.75ng detection for 72hrs

The Oraline IV drug test is CE marked and FDA approved for clinical IVDD use worldwide.

Click here for more information on the oraline IV multi drug saliva drug test

NEW Saliva Drug Test for Cocaine

A new saliva drug test kit for cocaine capable of detecting Cocaine at just 20ng/ml for up to 24hrs after use has been launched by Access Diagnostic Tests UK Ltd through their www.ukdrugtesting.co.uk web site.

The cocaine drug test which is available in 5 and 10 test packs will detect cocaine from a sample of saliva which can be collected and tested in under 5 minutes.

The results are 97% accurate compared to laboratory saliva analysis and while accurate to exclude cocaine exposure in the previous 24 hrs, testers should confirm all positive drug test results using an accredited laboratory service.

Click here to for more information or to buy Saliva Cocaine Drug Testing Kits

UK Breathalyser Sales 2008 remain strong

The UK breathalyser sales continue to grow in 2008 compared to 2007, this despite the UK economy entering into recession in the final quarter.

Total UK Breathalysers sales grew by 12.8% compared like to like sales for the first 11 months of 2007. Consumer sales, which usually peak in December are expected to fall, however company and professional sales have actually increased.

There has been a definate trend to top end, more accurate units with consumers better able to compare units, and making the choice to avoid cheap sub £20 breathalysers which do not perform to expected standards.

UK Breathalyser sales continue to be predominantly internet market led, with valuebreathalysers dominating the professional breathalyser UK market

Current internet market leading UK Breathalyser Shop

Urine Cannabis Drug Testing Kits

The amount of time cannabis stays in the body depends on many factors such as, the amount of the drug taken, its strength, purity, the body weight of the person being tested and rate of metabolism, and whether they are a casual user or a long term user.

Average detection times for THC ( Marijuana, Cannabis, puff, spliff or hash. ) in urine drug test sample

Casual use 2-14 days

Heavy use up to 30 days

Click here to see Professional Cannabis Drug Testing Kits

Click here to see home Cannabis drug testing kits

Cannabis: ‘Stronger signals’ of declining popularity

 Below is an extract from EMCDDA annual report published 6th November 2008

Nearly a quarter of all Europeans, or around 71 million (15–64 years), have tried cannabis in their lifetime, and around 7 % (23 million) have used it in the last year — making it still Europe’s most commonly consumed illicit drug. But, in some important markets, there are now ’stronger signals’ of the drug’s waning popularity, reinforcing the analysis presented in last year’s Annual report

 Click here to read more on rates of Cannabis use from EMCDDA

Opioids still at heart of Europe’s drug phenomenon

 Warning signs over Europe’s biggest drug problem

Opioids are still at the heart of Europe’s drug phenomenon. And signs of change in our heroin and synthetic opioid problem mean that countries need to be vigilant and prepared to respond. These were among the key points stressed by the EMCDDA (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction)  as it launched its annual report: the state of the drugs problem in Europe on 6 November in Brussels.

Estimates show that there are between 1.3 and 1.7 million problem opioid users in the EU and Norway, with heroin responsible for Europe’s largest drug-related health and social costs. New data published in the report call into question previous EMCDDA assessments of a slowly improving heroin situation and point to a ’stable, but no longer diminishing problem’. Record opium production in Afghanistan in 2007 has also heightened the agency’s worries over a potential knock-on effect on Europe’s heroin problem

Click here to read the full report from EMCDDA on Opiods

Mixed picture on stimulant drugs

Stimulant drugs — such as amphetamines, ecstasy and cocaine — are the second most commonly consumed drug type in Europe today, after cannabis. But within this group, data reveal a very mixed picture in terms of prevalence, trends and market developments.

Click here to read more on stimulant drugs from EMCDDA