NSW Police have intensified their efforts to tackle road trauma by targeting drivers under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Following a concerning spike in fatal crashes last month, Operation…
Category: Drug testing New South Wales
NSW’s first pill testing trial: success or failure?
Pill testing, also known as drug checking or testing, is a harm reduction service that analyses the chemical content of drugs to inform users about the substances they intend to…
Ensuring safety with drug and alcohol testing in the NSW warehousing and distribution sector
The warehousing and distribution industry in New South Wales plays a critical role in keeping businesses and consumers connected with essential goods. Country-wide, the value of the sector was estimated…
Drugs and drug testing hits the headlines in NSW
Drugs and drug testing have hit the news headlines in NSW recently, with calls for an increase in roadside drug testing. At the same time, the state digests the key…
Is NSW roadside drug testing a safety initiative or harassment?
Whether you see it as a valuable road safety initiative or harassment, what can’t be denied is the increase in people failing roadside drug testing in NSW over the past…
Don’t refuse drug testing in NSW
We often advise in our blogs that if you’re asked to undertake drug testing – whether it’s on the roads or in the workplace – you’re better taking the test…
The importance of drug testing in NSW workplaces highlighted
On the surface, media articles about roadside drug testing, drug seizures and tough industrial manslaughter penalties in New South Wales mightn’t seem to have much in common. However, there is…
Calls to include opioids in NSW roadside drug testing
While there are always people who would like to see roadside drug testing decreased, there are those that would like to see it increased and extended to improve safety. Like…
Is more roadside drug testing required in NSW?
Easter may have well and truly come and gone, but in New South Wales the lingering concern over drug driving and the belief by some that roadside drug testing in…
Drug testing of wastewater in NSW highlights extent of drug issue
Sydney and NSW more widely are very proud of our sporting achievements and other titles, but when the records come from drug testing of NSW’s stormwater system, there are some…
Drug testing positive rates soar in NSW
Rod Roberts, the Independent Member of the Legislative Council in New South Wales, has spoken on radio station 2GB about the alarming new drug testing positive rates in NSW. On…
Not all fine at NSW mine
Significant fine emphasises need for drug and alcohol testing in NSW While it doesn’t relate to drugs or alcohol, a recent large fine for a NSW mining company should serve…
Drug testing highs a low feeling on Central Coast NSW
A Daily Telegraph article suggests that if you drink and drive, you’re a bloody idiot, but if you take drugs and drive chances are you’re becoming a more common idiot.…