As part of its campaign against the drug ice, the New South Wales Government has vowed to boost its drug support services, starting with a $4 million commitment to help non-government organisations provide specialist rehabilitation services for ice users in regional communities.
Step aside, drug-sniffing dogs. An article by Annalee Newitz for Gizmodo Australia says police are looking into using honeybees to detect illegal drugs.
Thanks to an intensified campaign against drugs, the crime rate in the Western Australian city of Busselton has taken a dip, says a report by ABC News.
A report by Julia Medew for The Sydney Morning Herald says that alcohol and drugs are causing employees to take 11.5 million sick days a year.
Six years ago, The Government of West Australia imposed an alcohol ban in the remote West Australian town of Halls Creek. Now it’s causing more problems as the alcohol ban has given rise to a black market for alcohol as well as prostitution in the town, reports Lucy Martin for ABC News.
Ice use in the mining industry is escalating, and this situation is starting to raise concerns among industry groups who are keen on resolving it, says an ABC News article.
The Daily Telegraph has conducted a survey testing pubs across Sydney for traces of drug use within their premises, and the results reveal that 80 per cent of the licensed establishments surveyed has turned up evidence of rampant illicit drug use.
The rising incidence of ice use in the construction industry has raised concerns among unions, who are now open to the idea of mandatory drug testing on construction sites, says Sue Lannin in a report for ABC News.