A lot of people are mad about drug sniffer dogs today Here is my thread on the topic, where I demonstrate with maths and science why they are only right <20% of the time Not a great testhttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/1004522861640347649 …
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They are fine, if you are willing to accept that most people who are searched for drugs because of the dogs won't have drugs on them That's quite an issue, however
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They also miss the vast majority of people with drugs in any one place Combined, these significantly limit the usefulness of the dogs as an intervention
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Pill testing, on the other hand, is a well-known and extremely valuable method of harm-reduction that can save lives
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