Oct 21, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
A new research study published in the journal Prim Care Companion CNS Disord examined the link between social isolation and substance abuse among hospitalized adults. The study authors used the 2018 National Inpatient Sample dataset to identify adult hospitalizations...
Oct 18, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to the results of a recent report released by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there were an estimated 107,543 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2023. This corresponds to a decrease of...
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...
