Jan 11, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
What is an MRO? The position of Medical Review Officers was first outlined in 1988 within the US Federal Department of Transportation’s drug testing regulations.1 Since then, it has become an integral and necessary part of workplace drug testing procedures across the...
Jan 9, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Health Canada has issued a warning regarding the use of commercially produced fentanyl testing strips, which, in an effort to stem the number of opioid related deaths in Canada, are being used across the country to detect opioids in street drugs. The warning comes...
Jan 4, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Part II: Interpreting Results What happens once the sample has been tested? While the measurement of compounds found in samples can be a precise science, the interpretation of those results is ultimately decided by clinicians in consult with a laboratory toxicologist....
Jan 2, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
New results have been published that show the percentage of fatally injured drivers testing positive for marijuana use between 2000 and 2014 has increased (12% to 19%) while fatal injuries sustained by drivers under the influence of alcohol have decreased (35% to...
Dec 21, 2017 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Part I: Definitions and Uses What is a cut-off? Cut-offs are used in drug testing as a measure to determine a positive or negative result. If the drug being tested is present in amounts above the predetermined cut-off level, it is considered positive, and if below,...
Dec 19, 2017 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In May of this year, the federal government announced a forthcoming amendment to the Criminal Code for impaired driving offences, which, in the advent of 2018’s legalization of marijuana (Bill C-45), includes a new legal limit for drug offences and mandatory drug...
