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title: "Progeny ResQ Handheld Raman used in the battle against opioids"
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date: "2026-07-30T21:14:45+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

#  Progeny ResQ Handheld Raman used in the battle against opioids

 Written by CBRNe World Staff on 04 September 2017.

A recent news piece on NBC News went inside JFK airport and filmed Rigaku's Progeny ResQ 1064nm handheld Raman in action in the country's war against opioids.
The video can be viewed here http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Inside-the-Opioids-War-at-JFK-Airport\_New-York-436622063.html

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