UBC researchers have developed Spikeless, a seemingly ordinary stir stick capable of detecting common drink-spiking drugs like GHB and ketamine within 30 seconds, potentially preventing assaults.

Spikeless is an ordinary-looking stir stick that changes colour when drugs like GHB or ketamine are added to a drink. It takes about 30 seconds to change colour, offering a quick way to get results.

Stir stick to detect if your drink is spiked developed by UBC researchers. By Amy Judd Global News Posted March 27, 2025 4:28 pm. Updated March 27, 2025 9:35 pm. 1 min read.

On The Coast 9:15 UBC-developed stir stick detects spiked drinks in seconds Johan Foster, a UBC associate professor of chemical and biological engineering, helped the Spikeless stir stick.

"Every drink leaving the bar will have a stick in it. Every drink will be stirred, every drink will be tested, every drink will be safe." The stick's co-inventor Samin Yousefi, a masters student at ...

Around 10 per cent of women and sexual minorities report having their drink spiked at some point. Now researchers at UBC have developed a tool that could help catch spiked drinks and stop sexual ...

VANCOUVER — A team of researchers at the University of British Columbia want to make a stir stick drug testing tool for spiked drinks the norm in the hospitality industry, and they're gearing up ...

Spikeless is an ordinary-looking stir stick that changes colour when drugs like GHB or ketamine are added to a drink. It takes about 30 seconds to change colour, offering a quick way to get results.

Image | Drink-Spike-Stick 20250327. Caption: Sasha Santos, left, Samin Yousefi and Johan Foster examine an example of the Spikeless device, which quickly detects tasteless and odourless drugs that ...

Every drink will be stirred, every drink will be tested, every drink will be safe.” The stick’s co-inventor Samin Yousefi, a masters student at the university, ...

UBC scientists invent stir stick that detects drugged drinks. Spikeless is able to detect common drink-spiking drugs like GHB and ketamine within 30 seconds, say researchers.