With continuing media attention on methamphetamines, commonly called ICE or crystal meth, it’s easy to assume that issues relating to the drug are growing. And with the recent release of…
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Mobile drug testing for your Queensland business
It seems crazy, but it was once common for workplace drug testing samples to be sent to a lab for results, which meant that a person who was under the…
Workplace drug and alcohol testing can protect businesses
Why should your business consider drug and alcohol testing, particularly if your workplace has safety critical roles? There are many good reasons, but perhaps the most compelling is the research…
Random drug testing in Victoria hits new highs
There’s good and bad news to come from recently released figures on Victorian roads. The good news is that after the first 6 months of 2017, Victoria is on track…
Is it possible to beat a drug test?
If you’re a drug user you may be concerned that one day you’ll fail a drug test on the roadside or at work and face the consequences that follow. If…
Drugs and alcohol in your Tasmania workplace
In a recent issue of the quarterly Workplace Issues Magazine, WorkSafe Tasmania has shed light on the seriousness of alcohol and drugs in the workplace and the community in general.…
Staying awake on ICE in workplaces
If you’ve never tried the drug ICE, or for that matter any illicit drug, you’ve probably wondered why people use something that has significant side effects and causes so many…
Drug testing part of regional WA’s arsenal
As we reported a few weeks ago (see Far-reaching drug and alcohol testing in Western Australia) regional workplaces are concerned with the spread of drugs in their communities. Many of…
Will I get caught in alcohol testing?
It’s a question, as alcohol testing specialists, Integrity Sampling gets asked regularly and it’s a question you may have asked yourself, perhaps after enjoying a few drinks with friends at…
Drug and alcohol education vital for your Queensland business
You’ve developed your workplace drug and alcohol policy and procedures and you’ve organised one of Integrity Sampling’s Queensland branches to conduct drug and alcohol testing for you. Can you relax,…
Amphetamines versus methamphetamines
We hear a lot in the media about amphetamines and methamphetamines, particularly the drug ICE. So what is the difference between amphetamines and methamphetamines? Or are they one and the…
Alcohol testing on Victorian roads – who are the lucky ones?
What’s your definition of luck? Perhaps some people think it’s luck to be over the blood alcohol limit when you pass a Victorian Police alcohol testing operation, but being waved…
Global Drug Survey yields interesting results
It’s the biggest drug survey in the world and the results are a look into the dark and not-so-dark side of illicit as well as non-illicit drugs. The Global Drug…
Drugs and alcohol in Tasmania under the microscope
We know that drugs and alcohol are commonly used in Tasmania and indeed Australia, but just how common? What illicit drugs are used the most? How many people are drinking…
Consuming alcohol while driving – is it illegal?
An interesting segment on Channel 7’s Sunrise this morning on “The road rules you didn’t know existed”. These included the little known rule that you must remove your keys from…
Far-reaching drug and alcohol testing in Western Australia
While Western Australia may be vast, it’s fair to say that so is Integrity Sampling’s drug and alcohol testing reach in the state. Our service area takes in most substantial…
Roadside drug testing nets plenty
A recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald would suggest that more people in NSW are getting high and it’s got nothing to do with last week’s State of Origin…
Drug testing in Queensland makes the news
Drug testing might not often be the lead story in the nightly news – unless a sports star has failed a drug test – but it does feature in the…
Alcohol presents danger to safety and health
While we regularly write blogs about the dangers of drinking alcohol and going to work, there’s another danger of alcohol that many of us need to consider and that’s how…
Drug testing on Victorian roads – what the stats don’t say
Most of us know about the carnage on our roads caused by drugs and the large rise in people being caught in roadside drug testing on Victorian roads. But a…