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Object:E-Z Test drug testing kit, 1998


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Kit for testing pills or capsules for the presence of 3,4-methylenedioxymeth-amphetamine (MDMA), the synthetic compound known as Ecstasy. Kit comprises test fluid (sulphuric acid, methanol and formaldehyde), test tube and colour chart to compare with the test. This kit was sold for £5 by mail order in nightclubs and at music festivals to illegal drug users and aroused bitter controversy. Made by Sp@nk Products, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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