More than a dozen Victorian paramedics have been caught trafficking and using illicit drugs, stealing medication from ambulances and even taking intravenous bags to treat hangovers.
The 15 ambulance workers were from the Barwon South West region, which includes Geelong, the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission revealed on Monday.
Several used and shared Ambulance Victoria drugs, including Temazepam and Oxycodone, while one paramedic took Fentanyl and morphine stolen from Ambulance Victoria supplies, the commission said.
The ambulance service on Monday said a program of random drug testing for paramedics would be implemented immediately.
"We won't accept it and we won't turn a blind eye," Ambulance Victoria CEO Associate Professor Tony Walker said.