Who's getting wasted?
The use of MDMA (Ecstasy) and heroin in Australia is increasing according to the most recent analysis of wastewater. The National...
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DASA
- Jul 18, 2019
- 2 min
Drug & Alcohol Training - Once is Enough, Isn't it?
Any policy, including an Alcohol and Drugs policy, needs to be provided and explained to all employees for it to be effective....
DASA
- Jun 5, 2019
- 2 min
Can food or drink produce a non-negative drug test?
Onsite tests are screening devices so they will detect any substances that are chemically like the target drugs. For this reason, results...
DASA
- Jun 5, 2019
- 2 min
Should medications be disclosed during drug testing?
We often get asked whether workers being drug tested should disclose any medications that they are taking. Many workers who have been...
DASA
- May 9, 2019
- 2 min
Drug addiction and treatment in Australia – new statistics
One in every 166 people (130,000) in Australia are getting specialist public treatment for substance use in 2017–18, according to the...
DASA
- May 9, 2019
- 2 min
Fair Work forces company to reinstate drunken worker
A worker who was dismissed for being very drunk at an after-work drinks function has been reinstated by the Fair Work Commission. (1) The...
DASA
- Mar 28, 2019
- 2 min
The Opioid Epidemic in Australia
The old stereotype of an opioid/heroin addict is no longer typical. In reality, opioid addiction and overdose affect all parts of society...
DASA
- Mar 28, 2019
- 1 min
Updated Oral Fluid Drug Testing Standard
You may be aware that the standard by which we conduct workplace oral fluid drug testing AS4760 (2006) has recently been updated. The new...
DASA
- Feb 28, 2019
- 2 min
Pill Testing
Currently there is debate about whether “pill testing” should be provided at music festivals to those concerned about the safety and ...
DASA
- Feb 28, 2019
- 1 min
Medicinal Cannabis
The use of medicinal cannabis in Australia is increasing. Over 3,100 prescriptions have been approved by the Department of Health (TGA)...
DASA
- Dec 6, 2018
- 1 min
Safe Work NSW concerns over drug use in law firm
Safe Work NSW, the state’s workplace health and safety regulator, has written to one of the nation’s top law firms advising of concerns...
DASA
- Dec 6, 2018
- 2 min
The silly season begins…..
The end of the year is approaching and many of us will celebrate the festive season over a drink or three with friends, family and work ...
DASA
- Sep 6, 2018
- 2 min
Ice at Work
A recent report from South Australia’s peak business lobby, Business SA, has found that more people than ever are turning up for work...
DASA
- Sep 6, 2018
- 1 min
Cannabis may have no effect on chronic pain
Often users of cannabis report that they take it for pain. New research suggests that it may have no effect on chronic pain. Certainly ...
DASA
- Mar 2, 2017
- 2 min
Increase in the use of Fentanyl
Dr Dominic Reynolds, Manager Forensic Chemistry Chemcentre, has recently been quoted (1) as observing an increase in the detection of the...
DASA
- Mar 1, 2017
- 2 min
Cocaine on rise in Australia
In recent weeks the Australian authorities have made record seizures of cocaine (1)(2) including one of 1.4 tonnes which had an...
DASA
- Jan 24, 2017
- 2 min
MDMA as a prescription medication
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved the use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamine (MDMA), commonly known as...
DASA
- Jan 24, 2017
- 2 min
Painkillers with codeine: Prescription only from 2018
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has announced that from February 2018 medications containing codeine currently available over...
DASA
- Dec 6, 2016
- 1 min
Ice use by professionals
It is a common misconception that illicit drug use, in particular ice, is confined to the unemployed or blue collar workers and that they...
DASA
- Dec 6, 2016
- 1 min
Play it safe this Christmas
The Christmas and New Year period is a great time of year, often with many parties, family gatherings and work functions. It can also be...
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