The MX908 Advantage in the Presence of Cutting Agents

Read our latest whitepaper to see how MX908 performed in a study of the most common cutting agents found around the world and, when combined with Reachback analysis, improved the false positive rate from <2%, to 0%.

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The MX908 is a rapid and reliable handheld device used by law enforcement to detect drugs of abuse, including trace levels in mixtures with cutting agents, which are common in street drugs. It has a low false alarm rate of 1.4%, and with additional Reachback analysis, the rate drops to 0%. The device leverages high-pressure mass spectrometry to identify substances with minimal interference from cutting agents, which can often cause false positives or negatives in other field tests like colorimetric kits. The testing demonstrated that the MX908 effectively distinguishes between controlled substances and common cutting agents, even in low concentrations. Additionally, the raw data collected by the device can be reviewed by forensic chemists to further confirm results, making it a valuable tool for law enforcement in the field.