If you fail alcohol testing – on the roadside or in the workplace – it’s very rare for people to escape a charge or consequences. For most people, there is…
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Will you lose your job in workplace drug testing?
You’ve just walked into your workplace. The same as you’ve done for the previous days, weeks and years that you’ve had the job, except this day is different. The workplace…
High profile alcohol testing fails
If you’ve failed roadside alcohol testing in the past, you’ll understand the embarrassment and shame that it can cause. Not to mention, the fine you’ve had to pay or the…
Drugs, alcohol and water a dangerous mix
While we all know that police can stop you while driving a vehicle at any time to conduct drug and alcohol testing, did you know that the same applies on…
Getting hot under the collar over drug and alcohol testing
If there was a single most popular comment on Integrity Sampling’s social media posts when we do articles on drug and alcohol testing, it would be that politicians and the…
Is your work colleague safe to be a work?
What should you do if you think one of your work colleagues may be under the influence of drugs or alcohol? Should you report them to a supervisor, tell them…
Don’t rely on home drug testing kits
If you’re a recreational drug user, can you rely on a drug testing kit you’ve purchased from a chemist or online to tell if you’re okay to drive or go…
Alcohol testing in Australia a positive story
Turn on the news or read a lot of news articles and chances are that most stories will be somewhat negative. We’d have to admit, some of our blogs are…
Saliva drug testing versus urine testing for your business
Regular readers of our blogs will know that while we will carry out drug testing using urine samples if a business requires, Integrity Sampling recommends saliva drug testing in workplaces.…
‘Exotic’ drug use a worrying trend
Regular readers of our blogs will notice that we mainly focus on drugs, such as alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines and ecstasy. These are the drugs that are more widely…
Alcohol testing figures in NSW showing worrying trend
There’s a worrying trend occurring across some states of Australia, with the rates of people failing roadside alcohol testing going up. A trend that is perhaps even more worrying when…
Workplace drug testing with a difference
Integrity Sampling is Australia’s most trusted workplace drug testing teams, with locations in more than 40 cities and towns nationwide. Our work takes us into a lot of workplaces, such…
ACT makes drug testing refusal instant suspension
We’ve highlighted before in our blogs that while you have every right to refuse drug testing on roadsides and in workplaces, you shouldn’t. Now, there are more reasons why you…
Can you fail drug testing after eating a bagel?
While you could certainly fail workplace drug testing if you took heroin, what about if you consumed the poppy seeds contained in a bagel? The question comes after a United…
Meth harms highlighted in South Australia
While our blogs mainly focus on drug testing and the safety implications of people going to work and driving while on drugs, there is of course plenty of evidence of…
Alcohol testing will get you in Victoria – it’s a safe bet!
With the Melbourne Cup run and won for another year, it’s a safe bet that punters around Australia will have lost more than they won on the big race. And…
South Australia’s drug testing results don’t paint full picture
While latest drug testing results shows that South Australia has the highest regional methylamphetamine consumption in the nation, a peak drug and alcohol body says the testing doesn’t show the…
How would the legalisation of cannabis affect drug testing?
The debate on whether recreational cannabis use should be legalised in Australia is not going away, with those for and against the change mounting cases. As we’ve reported before in…
Alcohol testing positive rate up in Queensland
If you read our blogs regularly, you’ll know there’s been a positive trend overall in recent decades in the rate of people getting caught on the roads failing alcohol testing.…
What’s in that illegal drug?
What’s in that drug you’re about to ingest, inject or smoke? While you might think you’re taking ecstasy, cocaine or another drug, the truth is you have no idea and…