Wearable drugs tag 'could be used in the UK' says Tory minister
A label indicating whether people have used drugs could be used to fight crime in the future, a Tory minister said. The device, similar to the ankle-attached sobriety label currently used to prevent alcohol-related crime, would use regular sweat tests to detect whether someone has used illegal drugs. Home Secretary Kit Malthouse told MPs he recently met with the Korean authorities where the technology was being developed, adding that the government was interested in investing in the monitors. While MPs debated the government's new 10-year drug strategy, the minister also heard calls to fight drug users from central London, what he called the “drug epicenter” in the UK. The Conservative MP Dr. Caroline Johnson (Sleaford and North Hykeham) said, “Sobriety tags, portable devices that monitor alcohol use among offenders, were first tested in Lincolnshire and introduced due to their success in preventing 90% of people from consuming alcohol while wearin