Feb 9, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law
According to a statement from Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart, the city’s officials and Health Canada plan to initiate a formal discussion on the city’s plan to decriminalize simple possession of illicit drugs. Currently, Vancouver’s overdose crisis is at...
Dec 1, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Information
The world is grappling with the ill-effects of alcohol consumption. A 2018 World Health Organization report highlighted that over 3 million people died globally as a result of the abuse of alcohol in 2016. Moreover, shocking statistics further reveal that the harmful...
Nov 25, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Information
According to the results of a new research study, the deliberate use of medical cannabis to reduce alcohol consumption was associated with a greater likelihood of reducing and ceasing alcohol use. The results of the study were recently published in the International...
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...
