Health

Wed Feb 22

Yes, we can do on-the-spot drug testing quickly and safely

Written by David Caldicott, Emergency Medicine Consultant, Australian National University

The Victorian Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton’s recent claim that it’s not practical to conduct on-the-spot drug tests “safely and quickly” is, at best, misinformed. These tests have been taking place successfully in Europe for more than a decade.

Ashton’s statement came in response to renewed calls for...

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