Australia targets drugged drivers
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The Australian state of Victoria launches random drug tests for drivers in a bid to cut drug-related road deaths.
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New police powers to prosecute offenders for possession if they test positive for drugs when they are arrested, even if the only drugs they have are in their bloodstream, are to be announced this week.
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Australian scientists have invented an electronic driver's  assistant system, similar to the back-seat driver who forever  points out road signs and warns against speeding.
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Five times a week the  &quot;Night Patrol&quot; winds through the darkness of the 18 squalid  aboriginal camps in Alice Springs trying to prevent the  alcohol-fuelled violence that is destroying lives.
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An Australian court ruled Wednesday that a convicted heroin dealer can claim a 220,000 Australian dollar (US$165 million; euro 129 million) tax deduction for money that was stolen during a drug deal.
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The nation's drugs laws are inadequate, media-motivated and should be replaced by a system that recognises the harm to health of subtances like alcohol and tobacco, a study recommended Thursday.
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PERTH, Australia - An Australian court ruled Wednesday that a convicted heroin dealer can claim a 220,000 Australian dollar (US$165 million; euro 129 million) tax deduction for money that was stolen during a drug deal.
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By The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Dec. 18--Eight drivers suspected of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs were arrested during a "saturation patrol," the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office announced this morning.   The Sheriff's Office conducted the DUI patrol between 11 p.m.
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The Australian government has been accused of humiliating Aborigines plagued by a blinding infection after offering to provide their community with a gasoline pump if they agreed to make their children wash their faces twice a day.
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Convicted drink drivers could get breathalysers in their cars in a range of new road laws to be brought in.
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Motorists who drive while suffering a hangover from drug use can be considered impaired even if the drug's immediate effects have passed, a state appeals court ruled.
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Many teen drivers believe it's less dangerous to drive after smoking marijuana than after drinking alcohol, a perception the government wants to change.
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An Australian has been charged with reckless driving after trying to reverse 500 kms (310 miles) across the outback, local media reported on Friday.
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Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott has urged people to take more responsibility for their behaviour to reduce the rate of HIV/AIDS infections.
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Medics fear public safety could be compromised by the growing interest in using drugs for law enforcement.
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NACO, Mexico -- The message came on police emergency radio: An army of drug traffickers with machine guns mounted on their pickup trucks was headed toward this town of 5,000 people on the Arizona-Mexico border.
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One in five teenagers has driven while under the influence of alcohol, a survey suggests.