# Drug-Detecting Coasters Drink Safe Texas Aims to Protect People from the Date Rape Drug By Marissa Liu | Published 2009-10-13 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drug-detecting-coasters References: [drinksafetexas](http://www.drinksafetexas.com/drink-safe-products.html) Drink Safe Texas produces date rape drug-detecting coasters. Protectionist and preventative methods of [date rape drug protection](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/winter-water-safety) are on the rise, trying to help previously powerless people. Add a few drops of your drink onto the test strips on the drug-detecting coasters and they will let you know if your drink contains either GHB or ketamine. The drink-safe drug-detecting coasters have already resulted in the arrest of an off-duty reserve officer who had spiked the drinks of two women at a bar in Dallas. The drug-detecting test strips are also available on wallet-sized cards. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 33% | Activity: 94% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Drinking](https://www.trendhunter.com/drinking) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Date Rape Drug Protection:** Developing innovative methods and products to protect individuals from date rape drugs. - **Preventative Measures:** Increasing focus on proactive solutions to prevent date rape drug incidents. - **Personal Safety Products:** Growing market for personal safety products that empower individuals to safeguard themselves. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Hospitality:** Opportunity for bars, clubs, and restaurants to adopt drug-detecting coasters to prioritize customer safety. - **Event Security:** Security companies can incorporate drug-detecting coasters as part of their services, ensuring the safety of event attendees. - **Personal Safety:** Companies can capitalize on the demand for personal safety products by developing and marketing portable drug-detecting test strips. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [College-Targeted Drink Essentials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/discreet-drink-covers.md) - [Proprietary Pouch Cocktail Packaging](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jinx-drinx.md) - [Convenient Drug-Testing Strips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fentanyl-test-kit.md) - [Alcohol-Monitoring Bracelets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alcoholmonitoring-bracelet.md) - [Fingerprint-Locked Water Bottles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baricade.md) - [Portable Painkilling Drug Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drug-tracker.md) - [Barbie-Inspired Coaster Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/barbieinspired-coaster-set.md) - [Mobile Harm Reduction Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mobile-harm-reduction.md) - [Color-Coded Gen Z Cocktails](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toxin-cocktails.md)