Cannabis is so widely used and sometimes trivialised that we may forget that it still is an illegal drug. In addition, cannabis in the workplace or on our roads can have devastating consequences. It’s also a drug that can have devastating effects on some users’ mental health. Cannabis is illegal There has been plenty...
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New laws make drug and alcohol testing even more important
Early last year we published a post on new industrial manslaughter laws that were sweeping across the country, and what the laws meant for drug and alcohol management and testing in workplaces. Industrial manslaughter laws provide the means for states and territories to prosecute negligent conduct causing the death of a person to whom...
Get back to life with COVID-19 rapid testing
With our two largest states in lockdown, businesses right across the nation are doing it tough and those that are still operating don’t have the luxury to wait for the end of COVID-19. As part of your business’ COVID-19 safe practices to curb the spread of the virus within your community, asymptomatic testing is...
Illegal drug use during COVID-19
Have Australians turned to illegal drugs to help get them through the COVID-19 pandemic? That is just one of the answers being asked by a study called Australians’ Drug Use: Adapting to Pandemic Threats. The Australians’ Drug Use: Adapting to Pandemic Threats (ADAPT) Study is exploring the short and long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on...
Cannabis use would rise if it was made legal
According to a Canberra Times article, more than four percent of Australians who have never tried cannabis would do, if lawmakers legalised its use. The article is based on research by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre and UNSW Sydney, which also showed about 2.6 per cent of the overall population are likely...
Integrity Sampling joins Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds as members
Integrity Sampling has joined Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds as members to assist with the promotion of mental health and wellbeing of transport and logistics workers. It can be easy to go without noticing the sacrifice made for goods to arrive at our door or for food to arrive at our supermarkets, but...
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 it. This includes innocent people on our roads, killed by drivers high on ICE. ABC News this week featured an excellent article on their...
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, the businesses are seeing the relationship between job satisfaction and workers’ compliance with safety management policies and the frequency of accidents. The article quotes...
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 article relates to a survey in Canada, not Australia, although the findings are certainly of interest to us. The survey was reported in 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 think you’ll also potentially face a spell in the big house, but you won’t. In a legal quirk, an article this week in the...