Oct 31, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
There is growing concern in the prairies regarding the rise in the use of crystal meth due to fear over fentanyl deaths and it being a cheaper choice for users. Although opioid use continues to be a public-health crisis police in the prairies are saying that crystal...
Oct 23, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The Ontario government has decided that they will continue with the system for overdose prevention set up in the province. Premier Doug Ford was vocal about his opposition to the safe-injection and overdose-prevention sites during the spring election, but after being...
Oct 16, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Drug diversion is the term used for the theft of pharmaceuticals by those who have access due to their position, often nurses or doctors, sometimes pharmacists or aids within the hospital system. Sometimes these so called “diversions” will be for personal use (for...
Oct 10, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The Calgary police have decided that they will be instilling a zero-use policy for cannabis once it is legalized next week. A memo put out in September notified the available-for-duty officers who are qualified to use a handgun that they are banned from any use of the...
Oct 5, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The Canadian Medical Association made it clear at a conference held this past spring that they did not feel it was appropriate for them to have to continue as the “gatekeepers” to cannabis now that it will be legal (as of Oct. 17th). Their position, which they made...
Oct 2, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The upcoming legalization of cannabis has put recreational use in the public eye, however many employers are still struggling to properly address and manage medical use by their employees. The requirement that employers have a duty to accommodate is what causes many...
