In the wake of numerous Navy drug busts involving Spice, the Pentagon wants a better urine test to detect the synthetic drug in servicemembers.
The Navy Times reports the Department of Defense and the National Institute on Drug Abuse are working together to develop a more advanced Spice-detecting test. The test would then be used by all branches of the United States military.
Pentagon spokeswomen Cynthia Smith tells the Navy Times:
Home Post reported last month that 28 Sailors from the USS Ronald Reagan were under investigation for alleged Spice use. In October, 49 Sailors from the USS Carl Vinson were kicked out of the Navy because they were either using or distributing Spice. A total of 64 Sailors were booted from the service due to the USS Carl Vinson drug bust.
