Apr 28, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In recent weeks, police and doctors in Halifax, Saint John, Regina and Lethbridge have been reporting the discovery, and warning residents of, new and dangerous street drugs associated with overdoses and deaths. Isotonitazene Halifax Regional Police announced...
Mar 31, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Gammahydroxybutrate, or GHB, is a psychoactive drug used for medical treatment of narcolepsy, and is also known under the names of liquid ecstasy, G, grievous bodily harm, scoop and easy lay. GHB is used recreationally as a party drug, and has earned itself a...
Mar 11, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to the results of a new study carried out by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), alcohol consumption and the rate of alcohol-associated harms is on the rise in the United States. The study also showed that the...
Mar 6, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to the results of two recent scientific studies published in the journal Pediatrics, adolescents who engage in binge drinking behaviour or abuse prescription opioids are significantly more likely to engage in other risky behaviors. The first study examined...
Feb 27, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the naturally occurring plant molecules called phytocannabinoids extracted from cannabis and hemp plants. In contrast to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a phytocannabinoid molecule found in cannabis, CBD is not psychoactive – which means it...
Oct 26, 2017 | Drug & Alcohol Information
Tetrahydrocannabinol – What the heck is that? When cannabis is used the tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) in the plant is broken down, or converted, into tetrahydrocannabinol or THC which is psychoactive. Almost right away the body starts metabolizing, or...
