Popular Science calls our– «Ƶ’s roadside drug-screening device – one of the top ten game-changing innovations in the Health category for 2019.
The device is being recognized as an innovative solution to help combat drug-impaired driving and keep roadways safe as part of the 2019 “.” Each year, Popular Science editors search to find the top 100 innovations—exemplary breakthrough products and technologies that demonstrate significant advancement in their respective categories.
SoToxa is a handheld device for law enforcement that uses an oral fluid swab – inserted into the handheld analyzer – that alerts police within five minutes whether a driver has recently used marijuana or other drugs. Because it collects only a small amount of oral fluid, the device is easier to administer than blood or urine tests, making it significantly easier for law enforcement to conduct the tests at the roadside, or in a police cruiser.
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