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Volume 8 TruNarc Analyzer Can Detect Lethal W-18 Opioid Drug (In italics please) Thermo Scientific TruNarc analyzer expands library to give law enforcement rapid field detection capability for many new narcotics and synthetic opioids Law enforcement agents, narcotics officers and customs personnel can now quickly and safely detect street drug W-18 and other lethal drugs with the newest library update for the Thermo Scientific TruNarc handheld narcotics analyzer. W-18 is a new designer drug considered to be significantly more potent than morphine and fentanyl. As part of its most recent v1.6 software update, the TruNarc analyzer adds dibutylone, furanyl fentanyl and U-47700 to its onboard library, which now includes nearly 300 suspected narcotics and narcotics precursors and an additional 80 common cutting agents. TruNarc helps combat drug abuse by enabling law enforcement to quickly identify core drugs of abuse as well as emerging threats. (In a single test, performed THROUGH glass and plastic, the TruNarc can identify dozens of narcotics and give definitive results without user interpretation. This instrument can detect common drugs of abuse as well as cutting agents, precursors Oct/Nov 2016 Edition and emergent experimental chemicals to keep law enforcement ahead of the curve.) These include dangerous painkillers that have contributed to the growing opioid epidemic in the U.S. Last year, TruNarc added fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl to its library. Dibutylone, known as “booty” or “beauty,” is a psychedelic drug in the phenethylamine, amphetamine and cathinone class. It has been linked to recent random acts of violence in Florida, where the Thermo Fisher Scientific Reachback Support team assisted law enforcement by identifying the dibutylone (bk-DMBDB HCl). Furanyl fentanyl and U-47700 are two synthetic opioids distributed in the U.S. as recreational drugs. Fentanyl has been linked to hundreds of deaths in the U.S. since 2013, a reason the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency issued a briefing in July 2016 stating that the country is in the midst of a fentanyl crisis. (*Editors Note: For important DEA role call video for law enforcement, please view https://americansecuritytoday.com/dea-issues-carfentanil-warningpolice-public-important-video/) Denzil Vaughn, director of marketing, portable analytical instruments, Thermo Fisher “The recent case in Florida highlights the challenges safety and security professionals face as newer, deadlier drugs reach the street,” said Denzil Vaughn, director of marketing, portable analytical instruments, Thermo Fisher. “The TruNarc analyzer’s latest library update is designed to equip field agents with updated capabilities to stay ahead of emerging narcotics threats and more quickly get drug users the treatment they need.” The TruNarc analyzer, which debuted in 2012, allows law enforcement personnel to scan a single sample for multiple narcotics in one test and receive the results within seconds. An increasing number of law enforcement departments are deploying TruNarc for presumptive testing, helping to eliminate the need to carry multiple chemical tests, reduce drug testing backlogs and speed prosecution. 18