Earlier this year, the U.S Department of Transportation (DOT) requested public comment on a proposed rule that would allow the use of electronic forms and signatures for drug and alcohol testing. In its advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) published in the Aug. 5 Federal Register, the DOT stated that its aim is to “provide … Continued
Continue ReadingIn February of this year, the Ontario government introduced new legislation, Working for Workers Act, 2022 (Working for Workers Act 2) that, if passed, will require naloxone kits in high-risk workplaces. According to a statement released on the Ontario government website, the legislation was designed with the aim to protect workers on the job and … Continued
Continue ReadingAs part of a new educational requirement, all first-year and transfer undergraduate students at Ohio State University will need to complete a new education program on the prevention of drug, tobacco, and alcohol misuse. Specifically, the new online educational modules will include alcohol and other drug misuse prevention, mental wellness, and prescription drug misuse and … Continued
Continue ReadingA recent article published by Mondaq and authored by Katelin Dueck, an associate at Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers, discusses essential considerations for employees following the B.C. exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Starting on January 31, 2023, the exemption to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C. 1996, c. … Continued
Continue ReadingAfter a review of active MDMA-assisted psychotherapy trials, Health Canada has suspended one study due to patient safety concerns, while allowing others to continue with “corrective and preventive” changes. Bethany Lindsay reported the follow-up with CBC, here. According to a statement released by Health Canada in July, it determined that the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic … Continued
Continue ReadingEarlier in April, the U.S. Trucking Alliance requested an exemption which would permit positive results using hair to test for drugs collected from random testing and pre-employment screening of drivers to be entered into the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. Trucking Alliance has been a long-time proponent of hair testing, … Continued
Continue ReadingNess Creek Music Festival that took place in July was the first Saskatchewan music festival to offer a drug checking service as the number of overdose-related deaths in the province grows. In his interview with Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Keith Bowering, organizer of the checking services, said they screened 20 samples in a day. He added that … Continued
Continue ReadingNational Drug Overdose Day is very important to us here at DATAC as we see every day how the opioid crisis has impacted the country. DATAC deals so closely with so many who work in the rehabilitation and harm reduction spaces and it has been so hard to see the statistics for overdose deaths go … Continued
Continue ReadingA new analysis published by the Smithsonian Magazine and authored by Margaret Osborne earlier in July discussed the rising numbers of overdose deaths in the U.S., particularly in African-American and indigenous populations. New data released by the CDC demonstrates that during the first year of the pandemic, drug overdose deaths significantly increased among these two … Continued
Continue ReadingAccording to new research, drinking alone in youth is a significant predictor of problematic alcohol use later in life. A recent longitudinal study following over 9,000 U.S. high school students for 17 years showed that solitary drinking in adolescence and young adulthood was strongly linked to binge drinking and potentially predicted alcohol use disorder (AUD) … Continued
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