Anyone admitted to an Australian hospital after a car accident will now be tested for drugs. The mandatory testing is part of a new zero tolerance policy implemented by law enforcement.

"Each road-related casualty admitted to hospital, previously only screened for alcohol, will be tested for cannabis, ecstasy and amphetamines.

The State Government has bankrolled the $4 million blood screening project and police expect it to lead to hundreds more drug driving convictions every year. [Source: The (Melbourne) Herald-Sun]

The move comes in the wake of revelations that one in five people killed in car accidents last year were under the influence of drugs.

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