While roadside drug testing figures over the last few years have been suggesting that drugs are becoming a worse issue on our roads than alcohol, it’s now official; drivers under the influence of drugs are killing more people on Australian roads than drunk drivers. According to recently released statistics, 69 people were killed on...
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Roadside drug testing
ICE and driving a deadly combination
If you’re one of the 1.4% of Australians who have used ICE, methamphetamines or amphetamines in the past 12 months, for goodness sake don’t take the drug and get behind the wheel… Or, for that matter, go to work. As reported last week in our blogs, if you do take ICE and drive, you...
Roadside drug testing likely to increase
As we’ve reported numerous times in our blog, there has been a staggering number of people providing positive results in roadside drug testing carried out across Australia. Now, a National Drug-Impaired Driving working group has been established by the Federal Government to work towards a national best practice model for roadside drug testing. The...
Roadside drug testing produces staggering results
Roadside drug testing in and around the Wagga Wagga area of NSW has gained a lot of attention in local media of late, due to the staggering number of people being caught with illegal drugs in their system. According to the Wagga Wagga local newspaper, The Daily Advertiser, a record 80 drug drivers had...
How can you pass workplace drug testing?
Search on Google for terms such as ‘how can you pass workplace drug testing’ and ‘how do I pass saliva drug testing’ and you’ll be presented with a litany of suggestions, tips and advice. You could be forgiven for thinking that you’ve got nothing to worry about if random workplace drug testing calls up...