An article earlier this week in The Young Witness carried an important message, with NSW Police urging drivers to drive safely and aim “towards zero” deaths on the roads. When…
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ICE ravaging societies
The alternative name of ICE may make crystal methamphetamines sound, well, cool, but it’s anything but for those who are addicted to it and those who are dying because of…
ICE enemy number one on Victorian roads
An article in the Herald Sun has highlighted the danger of the drug ICE on Victoria’s roads and the government’s increase in roadside drug testing, in part to prevent further…
Can you conduct alcohol testing on your smartphone?
If you’re a regular reader of our blogs, you’ll know that you need to be careful when relying on inexpensive personal breathalysers. If you use them to determine your blood…
South Australia drug testing positives soar
Roadside drug testing in South Australia is reaching new highs… Or should that be lows? According to an article in the Herald Sun, one in six motorists who undertake drug…
How to pass saliva drug testing in Queensland
We know a thing or two about drug testing, so it was interesting when an article recently landed in our inbox titled: “How to Pass a Mouth Swab Drug Test…
OHS (including drug and alcohol management) helps employees
Many organisations are discovering the benefits of committing to occupational health and safety, in part to improve employee satisfaction and safety performance. According to an article in the Manufacturers’ Monthly,…
Drug use on the up during COVID-19
Drug use is on the way up due to COVID-19, according to an article in the Mirage News. But before we sound the alarm bells a disclosure is required. The…
Victoria drug testing loophole
If you fail alcohol testing in Victoria repeatedly, eventually it’s likely you will receive a prison sentence. So, if you are a repeat offender for drug testing in Victoria you’d…
How long does cannabis impairment last?
You enjoy a joint of cannabis now again. No judgement here, that’s your choice, but if you’re the type of person who’s reasonably responsible, you’ll want to make sure your…
Do police face drug testing?
There’s a sport in Australia that it seems many of us love to play. There are a few versions but it can perhaps best be summed as the ‘knocking the…
Drug and alcohol testing for MPs?
Here’s good news for all those people on our posts who call for politicians to face drug and alcohol testing. As reported in multiple media outlets, including The Australian, Liberal…
Saliva drug testing not such as pain
Have you ever had to undergo saliva drug testing, on the roadside or at work? If you haven’t, have you ever wondered what it’s like? Is it painful or is…
Drugs in the news again
Tasmania drug testing and Victorian drugs crackdown Maybe it’s because we work in the drug testing industry, but everywhere we turn these days drugs are in the news. This week’s…
The real cost of drugs in workplaces and on roads
NT drug testing fail just one of string of charges What’s the real cost of drugs in our workplaces and on our roads and what measures should we use? Is…
Operation Tango Anaconda targets illicit drugs in Queensland
Queensland Police are targeting illicit drugs as part of Operation Tango Anaconda, to be run for the next four months. According to an article on Brisbane’s 4BC website, as part…
Taking the positive out of alcohol testing positives
When it comes to alcohol and driving, the vast majority of us know and understand the importance of staying under the legal limit. It’s not just the threat of failing…
It’s not just COVID showing up in our wastewater!
An article on Perth’s 6PR has highlighted that it’s not just COVID-19 showing up in our wastewater. According to the Western Australian radio station’s report, Australians spent an estimated $8.9…
Double trouble on our roads
What’s worse than driving a car or going to work over the legal limit for alcohol? What’s worse than getting behind the wheel or turning up on the job high…
How to pass drug testing… After you’ve failed!
We have said before in our blogs that there are really only two ways to pass drug testing. They are not to take drugs in the first place or, if…