Nov 12, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Due to increased alcohol consumption during the current COVID-19 pandemic, the non-profit organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada (MADD) is calling on Canada’s Health Minister, The Honourable Patty Hajdu, to include warning labels on alcohol products....
Oct 20, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that an employee who has consented to drug testing has no cause to take legal action against the employer on grounds of invasion of privacy after the employer required the employee to submit to a directly-observed urine collection...
Sep 22, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Despite the new provincial guidelines issued in March that allowed physicians more freedom to prescribe opiates and other substances to individuals struggling with addiction, drug testers in B.C. have been reporting higher concentrations of fentanyl and tranquilizes...
Sep 18, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Information
According to a federal committee’s recommendations for new U.S. dietary guidelines, men should cap their alcohol consumption at one drink per day. This represents a reduction from the current recommended limit of two drinks per day, matching it to the number of drinks...
Sep 8, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in August, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) released new guidelines, the PPSC Deskbook, for prosecuting the illegal possession of controlled substances under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. As part of the new guidelines, federal...
Sep 2, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Information
A former Kamloops cocaine dealer, Daniel Colligan, who spent years on the run from the police before being arrested in Edmonton two years ago will not serve jail time, as per the decision of the B.C. Supreme Court Justice Len Marchand. In 2011, Colligan, 34, was...
