Oct 16, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to the results of a new study, only 43.8% of jails in the United States provide incarcerated individuals with essential medications to treat opioid use disorder medications, such as methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone. The research study, published in...
Oct 7, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In his recent interview with the Daily Mail, Dr Tim Stockwell, a scientist at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, discussed the effects of drinking alcohol on life expectancy. According to the expert, having an average of only two alcoholic drinks per...
Oct 3, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In August, Ontario Minister of Health Sylvia Jones announced the government will close 10 consumption and treatment sites that are considered to be located too close to schools and day cares, including sites in Kitchener and Guelph. According to the announcement...
Sep 25, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to the results of a new research study published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society, prescribing of potentially inappropriate and harmful medications to seniors by healthcare professionals is on the rise in Canada. Specifically, the study involved...
Sep 19, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in August, Ivo Skoric, a Vermont resident who was fired from his job after testing positive for cannabis in a drug test lost his appeal to the Vermont Supreme Court over unemployment benefits. Skoric had initially appealed to the state after he was found to be...
Sep 13, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
On Sept 1, Oregon reinstated criminal penalties for the possession of illicit drugs with House Bill 4002 coming into effect. As part of the new recriminalization law, individuals caught with possession of drugs including fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamines will...
