2022-2023 holiday periods saw a near doubling of workplace alcohol detections in New Zealand, according to the Drug Detection Agency (TDDA).

Since 2022, the Drug Detection Agency (TDDA) reports a significant rise in workplace alcohol detections, with detection rates nearly doubling during the 2022 and 2023 holiday periods. Traditionally, positive detections decrease after December and January, but the trend shows no sign of subsiding, increasing by 13.8% over the last two years. Imperans, TDDA's digital reporting system and largest private database of drug and alcohol testing information in New Zealand, confirms the worrying persistence of the issue.

April 30, 2024
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