Speed is one of the “upper” drugs, which causes the individuals to become hyperactive, 
with heightened senses of awareness and prolonged periods of waking time. In fact, individuals on speed often go days, and sometimes a week, without any sleep. This is similar to the reactions of other “upper” drugs, such as cocaine and methamphetamine. The periods of waking are so prolonged and the body is so abnormally deprived of sleep that it begins to use up major nutrition resources to keep going during these periods of sleeplessness. In fact, individuals can kill themselves, not from overdosing the drug, but from going so long without sleep that their body shuts down. Sometimes, this produces a non-fatal result, but sometimes the individual ends up dying.
Workplace drug testing helps keep workers safe from their coworkers who may be on a drug like this. You see, during the work day, if employees are going through this time of drug induced waking time, you can bet that their judgment is impaired, they have no thought for the future, and they are unable to process consequences as easily or as readily as a sober person.
In addition to this, “upper” drugs cause people to do rash things, things which they may or may not remember doing afterward. Cases of rape, physical violence, and other incidents have occurred when someone was so heavily dosed with drugs that they could not reason straight, and they ended up doing something which they did not even remember afterward.
Drug testing in Australia is meant to help you protect your office and jobsites. However, this cannot be done just by screening your employees. You have to make decisions about their welfare. And this has to be done by using the information provided by onsite drug and alcohol screening results. When you have all of the facts in front, then you can make a reasoned decision. For more information about how “upper” drugs can cause inadvertent but very real physical harm, we invite you to research the matter online. For more information about workplace drug testing, look no further. Mediscreen is accredited by NATA for urine testing, and we specialize in onsite drug and alcohol screening. Call us today: (+61) 1300 79 70 40.
