Police
Tackling drug abuse matters
In 2001, the UK Home Office piloted an initiative, the Drug Interventions Programme (DIP). This initiative aims to break the link between Class A drug use and associated acquisitive crime by diverting offenders away from custody and into treatment. By 2009, DIP was active in 173 custody suites throughout England and Wales. Here, anyone who is arrested for a trigger offence is tested for opiates and cocaine. The test is carried out using Concateno’s Cozart® DDS®, an oral fluid device that tests for the two drugs in 90 seconds.
Those who are charged and found guilty will have any positive test results taken into account when a sentence is passed. Some offenders may then receive a community sentence that includes attending drug treatment and compulsory drug testing, instead of a custodial sentence.
Concateno has been the sole supplier of the tests used in custody suites as part of the DIP since the pilot in 2001. By the end of 2009 more than one million tests had been conducted under this programme.
Concateno News
Friday 20 August 2010
OSLO: Concateno to preview new portable drug testing device at ICADTS
PRESS RELEASE Concateno to preview new portable drug testing device at ICADTS ...
Thursday 22 July 2010
UK: Calls for review of testing practice for parental substance misuse
Press Release 22 July 2010 Child health expert calls for review of testing practice for parental substance misuse A medical expert in child h...
Wednesday 07 July 2010
UK: Oxfordshire-based drug and alcohol testing company celebrates Queen’s Award win
PRESS RELEASE July 7, 2010 Oxfordshire-based drug and alcohol testing company celebrates Queen’s Award win ...
Tuesday 06 July 2010
UK: Drug and alcohol testing company supports child protection seminar
PRESS RELEASE July 6 2010 Drug and alcohol testing company supports child protection seminar Concateno sponsors ‘ Concateno, Euro...
Saturday 19 June 2010
US: Gulf Oil spill - monitoring risks of benzene exposure
Gulf oil spill: benzene exposure risks monitored by testing company Health fears addressed amid clean-up operations Concateno, Europe’s ...
Friday 18 June 2010
UK:Concateno calls for immediate introduction of drug driving detection devices
PRESS RELEASE UK:Concateno calls for immediate introduction of drug driving detection devic...
Friday 28 May 2010
When it matters most: Concateno announces awarene...
Wednesday 19 May 2010
The silent killer: one million deaths a year. Concateno supports World Hepatitis day
PRESS RELEASE The silent killer: one million deaths a year - a 'forgotten' health issue, Concateno supports global awareness on World Hepatitis d...
Wednesday 21 April 2010
Global: Concateno wins Queen's Award
Concateno’s drugs of abuse testing wins the Queen’s Award for Enterprise London, UK: Concateno, Europe’s leading drug and alcoho...
Wednesday 14 April 2010
UK: Drug and Alcohol Issues in the Transport Industry - Silverstone Conference
Advance Announcement: One day conference June 3rd Silverstone, UK Concateno is hosting a one day conference aimed specifically at the transport ind...
