A study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) showed 1/3 of drivers who drink alcohol and use cannabis at the same time reported getting behind the wheel within two hours of consumption.   This raises major concern as there is evidence that shows the combination of the two worsens driving performance more than…

The use of noxious substances in personal attacks can often include the use of ammonia and alkali liquids but in this case, it involved the use of concentrated acid. Sulphuric acid shows different properties depending upon its concentration; its corrosiveness on, say, living tissue, can be mainly ascribed to its strong acidic nature and if…

Lily Baker to join Bericon Forensics in September as company aims to expand further Company has been an industry leader for 40 years and will provide a fresh approach with the new appointment September 4, 2022; Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Bericon Forensics has officially announced that Lily Baker will join the company in September as the…

To solve fraud cases, a new technique can determine whether a fingerprint appeared on a piece of paper before or after text was printed.   An example in which this technique would be useful is a situation where someone is accused of tampering with a will or contract by printing on top of it. Determining…

After many years of increases, drug use in England has fallen by 12% in 2021. In 3 years, there has been a 24% decrease in the reporting of drug use in young people. Young people, in particular boys, are more prone to experiment and take risks, including trying alcohol or new drugs for the first…