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A recent Fair Work Commission case (January 2025) highlights the complexities of managing medicinal cannabis in the workplace.

The most recent NWDM program report (#21) provides some insight into opioid consumption in Australia.

The rise of fentanyl and synthetic opioids has become a concerning global health issue, including in Australia

Nitazenes are a highly potent synthetic opioid that have recently emerged on the Australian drug market.

Consumption of illicit drugs is on the rise in Australia.

Cannabis represents a real safety risk for our workplaces as workers affected may be unsafe due to an altered state of consciousness

An estimated 3.9 million (18%) people aged 14 and over in Australia had used an illicit drug in the previous 12

Raising awareness of the potential impact of cold and flu medications on workplace safety, and highlighting the alternative medications.

Consumption of illicit drugs is on the rise, Notably, consumption of cocaine recorded a 19% increase.

According to research completed by Flinders University into the workplace implications of alcohol and other drug use (National Centre for...

The rise of fentanyl and synthetic opioids has become a concerning global health issue, including in Australia.

The recent sentencing of a former company executive for his role in the April 2020 Eastern Freeway crash in Melbourne is a sobering reminder

The updated standard, ASNZS4308 (2023), will eventually replace the previous 2008 edition

In a recent decision, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has reinstated a worker who tested positive for the cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine.

In the workplace, the leadup to Christmas is crucial for reinforcing the importance of safety.

we could likely see prescriptions for MDMA (for clinical and research purposes) as early as December.

Research conducted between 2010 & 2019 indicates a substantial 17.4% increase in cannabis use among workers

The report tells us that employed Australians were more likely to drink alcohol at risky levels and use illicit drugs.

In recent years, Australia has witnessed a growing concern in the area of substance abuse, particularly in the form of polydrug use.

In 2019–2020, about 209 million litres of pure alcohol were made available in Australia.