The amount of roadside breath tests, which can be used to catch drink drivers, have fallen to record lows as the police scale back on patrols to catch would-be drink drivers. The number of these roadside breath tests dropped 15% last year, with 325,000 conducted overall. This was down from the 670,000 peak from 2009; … Read more
It’s Christmas time again, and that means employees get the time to know each other and socialise at the annual company do. They even get to drink a little bit and perhaps enjoy a fine dinner! If you want to have a good time and drink something, then it’s a good idea to order a … Read more
A new report has stated that due to the epidemic of drugs at HMP Peterborough, levels of violence have doubled within the jail. Inspectors have discovered a buoyant black market for illegal drugs known as New Psychoactive Substances, which include Spice. This has resulted in an increase in debt and bullying at HMP Peterborough. Around … Read more
After a Japan Airlines pilot was arrested at Heathrow Airport for being drunk, the company will install a new breathalyser system at international airports. Last month Katsutoshi Jitsukawa was arrested when he was tested for being 9 times over the legal limit for alcohol. This new measure also came into place after the delay of … Read more
Many parents worry that their child is using drugs, and why wouldn’t they be? With so many different types of drugs out there and peer pressure, it’s not hard to worry. On top of that, information from the Statistics on Drug Misuse: England 2018 show that 24 percent of kids have taken drugs in 2016. … Read more
In what is becoming a rather serious issue, another private taxi driver was recently picked up in the Liverpool area for Drug Driving. Testing positive for duty, this driver became the eighth in the Merseyside area to become positively tested for cocaine usage. Indeed, this is the 40th driver to be arrested for taking cocaine … Read more
In a rather sad indictment on Air India, 56-year old Captain Arvind Kathpalia has again been suspended for failing a blood alcohol test. On Sunday 11 October 2018, Captain Kathpalia was grounded after failing to pass two mandatory breathalyser tests. According to Aviation Authorities this is not the first time Captain Kathpalia has lost his … Read more
A prison deaths watchdog has warned that there is an out of control epidemic of prison synthetic drugs, with signs that the impact is making its way to bail hostels and immigration removal centres. According to the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, inmates are dying at an alarming rate due to the drug misuse in the … Read more
According to police statistics, reports of drink spiking have surged at an alarming rate in recent years. 2015 saw four reports of drink spiking in the Cornwall and Devon areas, increasing to 39 reports in 2016. In an alarming trend, 76 reports of drink spiking events were noted in 2017, showing a 19 times increase … Read more
The government has confirmed that two widely used painkillers are to be put under stricter controls from next year onwards. The move follows a sharp increase in the number of deaths linked to their use. The drugs – pregabalin and gabapentin – will be reclassified as class C controlled substances under the Misuse of Drugs … Read more