Jul 17, 2025 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in July, Baltimore experienced a severe local crisis when 27 people in the Penn North neighbourhood were hospitalized after a mass drug overdose, with five people in critical condition. The overdoses are suspected to be caused by opioid-type drugs, which were...
Jul 8, 2025 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
A recent CBC article authored by Naama Weingarten and Kate McGillivray examined Ontario’s lack of supervised inhalation sites despite a growing shift from injection to smoking among drug users. According to health experts, Ontario is far behind in protecting the...
Jul 3, 2025 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In recent months, US health authorities have increasingly voiced concerns over the drug tianeptine, commonly known as “gas station heroin” following a spike in its use and its associated health risks. Tianeptine is an unauthorised drug in the US, and has...
Jul 1, 2025 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to the results of a new scientific study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry, women with alcohol use disorder (AUD) have lower levels of brain immune cells called microglia compared to women who do not have AUD. Moreover, the findings of the...
Jun 26, 2025 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Every year on June 26, the world observes the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, a United Nations–designated day to strengthen action and cooperation in achieving a drug-free world. At the Drug and Alcohol Testing Association of Canada...
Jun 24, 2025 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The Sanguen Health Centre in Kitchener, Ontario, is operating its drug checking machine again despite provincial legislation banning certain harm reduction services. According to a statement released on the health centre’s social media page, it has received a federal...
