The implementation of roadside drug testing is being hailed as a huge step in the right direction. 

From December, Police across Wellington can do random roadside saliva tests – screening for cannabis, methamphetamine, MDMA, and cocaine.  

They'll spread to cover the whole country by mid-next year. 

Drivers testing positive will need to do a second test that checks for 25 substances. 

Drug Detection Agency Chief Executive Glenn Dobson told Mike Hosking data shows 30% of all road deaths now involve an impairing drug. 

He says it’s not going to be a game changer, but it is a massive move in the right direction. 

LISTEN ABOVE 

The implementation of roadside drug testing is being hailed as a huge step in the right direction.&nbsp;
From December, Police across Wellington can do random roadside saliva tests – screening for cannabis, methamphetamine, MDMA, and cocaine. &nbsp;
They'll spread to cover the whole country by mid-next year.&nbsp;
Drivers testing positive will need to do a second test that checks for 25 substances.&nbsp;
Drug Detection Agency Chief Executive Glenn Dobson told Mike Hosking data shows 30% of all road deaths now involve an impairing drug.&nbsp;
He says it’s not going to be a game changer, but it is a massive move in the right direction.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

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Glenn Dobson: Drug Detection Agency CEO on the implementation of roadside drug testing

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