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Is drug testing in the workplace effective or necessary?

  • Written by Jarryd Bartle, Associate Lecturer, RMIT University
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Alcohol and other drug use is a major problem in Australian workplaces costing more than A$4 billion a year. Of this, $3.6 billion is due to absenteeism.

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