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Category: Drug testing
Workplace drug testing is a broad term that describes any drug testing implemented in workplaces. It can include methods such as saliva and urine drug testing.
Drug testing on the rise in Queensland
Last week we published a blog about roadside drug testing in Queensland and one of the messages was that if you take drugs and drive, one day the police will…
Geraldton drug testing hits the skids
According to an article in The West Australian, a Geraldton man has had his bail revoked after allegedly trying to cheat on urine drug testing. While there is little detail…
Drug testing in Queensland not the worst consequence
You would think with all the warnings about roadside drug testing in Queensland, not to mention the safety consequences of drug driving, that we’d see the rates of people getting…
SA parents fail drug testing while dropping kids off at school
If you set up roadside drug testing at school drop off, how many drivers do you think you’d catch with drugs in their system? Somewhere between one in 50 or…
Drugs are everywhere man (including NT, NSW and Qld)
If there is one thing that readers of our blogs will understand, it’s that drugs are everywhere and there are plenty of people willing to take drugs and then take…
Drug testing in regional NSW and Queensland highlights issues
Roadside drug testing in regional NSW and Queensland has highlighted the extent of the issue of drugs on our roads (and by association, in our workplaces). According to an article…
Victoria makes drug testing headlines
There’s been a new push to legalise cannabis in Victoria, so what would this mean for roadside and workplace drug testing in the state if it did go ahead? According…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…