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Why are dogs used to detect drugs?

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9y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

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What specific drugs are dogs trained to detect through their sense of smell?

Dogs are trained to detect specific drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana through their sense of smell.


Can dogs detect alcohol?

If it is a police trained k-nine unit dog, then it can detect alcohol by sense of smell as well as drugs.


Why are dogs work at the airport?

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Can drug dogs smell meth precursors?

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How do you pass an it test?

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Is there a difference between drug detecting dogs and bomb detecting dogs?

The dogs are the same. Most being the same breed of dog. The difference is the training they receive. One trained to detect drugs and the other to detect bombs the same way you might train your dog to sit or stay.


How are dogs helpful humans?

Dogs provide companionship to a humans and are known to lower blood pressure especially in elderly people. Dogs are stress relievers and bring humans lots of happiness. Dogs are also very highly trained to help the Blind. Dogs are used to detect Drugs.. The list of things a dog can do is probably endless.


Can drugs be detected on a breathalyzer?

No, breathalyzers test for the presence of alcohol in a person's breath, not drugs. To detect drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, or opioids, different tests like blood, urine, or saliva tests are used.


How dogs are helpful and harmful to people?

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Can dogs smell pills?

no they cant, defiantly not if its concealed or legal


What type of narcotics are drug dogs trained to find?

Dogs can be taught to identify the specific scent of individual types of drugs. Narcotics detection dogs can typically detect recreational and illegal substances including cocaine/crack, hashish, opium, marijuana, heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, Xanax, and Ecstasy. As new drugs become available or popular, dogs can be taught to detect their scents as well. If it is so taught to, but concievably without such training it may hone in on a "suspicious" scent. Point is DONT DO/DEAL DRUGS.