House of Assembly: Tuesday, September 10, 2019

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Random Drug Testing

1136 Mr ODENWALDER (Elizabeth) (11 September 2019). What is the breakdown of the types of drugs being detected?

1. Is ice being detected more now than in past years?

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD (Gibson—Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing): The breakdown of the types of drugs being detected are as follows:

MONTH YEAR Amphetamine Amphetamine and Ecstasy Amphetamine and THC Amphetamine, Ecstasy and THC Ecstasy Ecstasy and THC THC TOTAL
JAN 2019 252 10 89 5 5 3 48 412
FEB 2019 272 2 107 4 2 2 81 470
MAR 2019 266 11 85 1 6 2 66 437
APR 2019 314 13 115 4 5 7 97 555
MAY 2019 244 6 97 2 2 1 95 447
JUN 2019 282 9 80 5 4 6 76 462
TOTAL 1630 51 573 21 24 21 463 2783


An analysis of the last five years, indicates that amphetamine detections are increasing, despite a dip in 2017 detections.