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Boom Predicted in Drug of Abuse Testing Market in Near Future

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Pramod Kumar
Boom Predicted in Drug of Abuse Testing Market in Near Future

The rising production and consumption of designer drugs has pushed up the requirement for advanced drug testing methods that reduce the testing time, enhance the sensitivity, and facilitate the detection of modern designer drugs. Furthermore, the growing utilization of drug of abuse tests for medicinal and legal purposes has boosted the demand for accurate testing methods. Due to these factors, the global drug of abuse testing market will register stable growth in the future years.


The increasing production and trade of illegal drugs all over the world is a major factor fueling the advancement of the market. Drug consumption is one of the biggest factors responsible for road accidents in several countries. Besides this, drug consumption is also pushing up the death rate in many countries. As a result, many governments, NGOs, and regulatory authorities are increasingly taking initiatives for controlling drug usage and reducing drug abuse, especially among young people.


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However, despite these factors, the breath analyzers will exhibit a faster growth in the market in the near future. According to the forecast of P&S Intelligence, a market research company based in India, the drug of abuse testing market would demonstrate rapid advancement in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region in the upcoming years, because of the rising consumption of illegal drugs and the increasing implementation of strict testing protocols in workplaces in the region.


As per a report produced by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC), police agencies made as many as 115,421 illegal drug seizures in 2017. The total weight of the seized drugs was 21 tons. Due to the rising trade and consumption of illegal drugs, the number of arrests for the consumption and possession of illegal drugs grew by as much as 87.6%, from 82,389 in 2006-07 to 154,538 during 2015-16.


Therefore, it can be said with full surety that the market will exhibit stable growth all over the world in the upcoming years, primarily because of the rising consumption of illegal drugs, increasing production of new designer drugs, and the growing requirement for advanced drug testing methods around the world.


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