Apr 30, 2019 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Ontario Police have dismantled an international drug ring with connections to the United States and Mexico. The OPP seized a total of 55 kilograms of cocaine being smuggled in a transport truck from California, worth a street value of $5.5 million, according to Deputy...
Apr 25, 2019 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
With the Progressive Conservative government finishing its first budget for April 11 and appointing a special adviser for its review of alcohol sales, the Ontario Convenience Stores Association is hoping to be able to sell beer and wine in convenience stores by...
Apr 23, 2019 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to a new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, adults aged under 50 years old with hearing loss were significantly more likely to have a substance use disorder. In contrast, the study showed that individuals with hearing loss and...
Apr 18, 2019 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The Liberal government’s new tough impaired driving laws passed in December 2018 introducing three new drug-related offences for drivers who had consumed drugs within two hours of driving. The new legislation was met with concerns regarding ‘potential for injustice’...
Apr 16, 2019 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Dryden High School staff and administration attempt to ‘move forward’ in dealing with drug and alcohol problem In February, Dryden community leaders had already gathered to tackle the growing drug problem in the Dryden community. Sean Monteith, the director of...
Apr 9, 2019 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In the face of Canada’s growing opioid crisis, MaRS has launched an Opioid Data Challenge , in collaboration with Health Canada, with the goal to obtain and test new data sets, sources and methodologies to better understand opioid overdoses and harm in Canada....
