From: Australian Broadcasting Corporation | News
South Australia expands testing of wastewater to detect drug use in strategy to reduce ‘risky’ use
South Australia will bring wastewater drug testing to country areas under a strategy to tackle tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs.
The State Government’s five-year strategy aims to reduce the number of South Australians who drink at “risky levels” by 30 per cent by 2020 and includes $1.3 million over four years to increase the availability of drug and alcohol clinicians to respond to referrals from the Department of Child Protection.
Substance Abuse Minister Leesa Vlahos said previous strategies had coincided with a drop in tobacco use.
