Speaker, Dr Lee Miles, Entheogenesis Australis
About: Roadside drug testing has become increasingly common in recent years, with a particular focus on music festivals. This presentation and information session aims to outline the mechanisms of saliva drug testing and the substances it detects, some of which are not necessarily drugs themselves. Have you ever wondered how drugs find their way into your saliva? We will delve into the process of how substances consumed one or more days ago manage to enter and linger in saliva, as well as the conditions that promote or prevent their detectability in this bodily fluid.
In this informative session, we’ll dive into how saliva drug tests actually work, and precisely what they’re looking for (spoiler: it’s not just illegal stuff—your saliva has range).
Ever wondered how something you took yesterday can still be hanging out in your mouth like an uninvited guest? In this informative session, we’ll dive into how saliva drug tests work. We’ll break down the science of how substances sneak their way into your spit, how long they stick around, and what might help—or totally backfire—when it comes to roadside detection.
Bio: Lee is a biologist and geneticist, who has an inquisitive nature that drives a passion for understanding the inner workings of various biological processes and sharing this knowledge with others. He is passionate about decriminalisation and has had an interest in education around Roadside saliva testing.
