Mar 22, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In recent months, researchers from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute have published several studies examining the association between cannabis use and mental health disorders. Led by Dr. Daniel Myran, a researcher with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and a...
Mar 5, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in February, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) marked two years of implementation of its Overdose Prevention Strategy launched by the Biden-Harris administration and announced new actions to prevent illicit drug-related overdoses. As part...
Feb 20, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in January, RCMP released a new substance use policy to replace the previous 2018 rule requiring front-line officers and other employees in “safety-sensitive” positions to refrain from recreational cannabis use for four weeks before duty. According...
Feb 13, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to the results of a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), teenagers who drink alcohol, or smoke cigarettes or cannabis are more likely to experience psychiatric symptoms compared to their peers who do not use these...
Feb 6, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to the results of a new research study carried out by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), prescribing medical-grade opioids significantly reduced the numbers of both deaths and overdoses for B.C. residents. Specifically, the study,...
Jan 23, 2024 | DATAC Announcements, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The time has come to start learning all there is to know about DOT Oral Fluid Collections! DATAC’s Oral Fluid Certification specialization course is now available to collectors who are already certified to collect DOT specimens. Oral Fluid Collector...
