Dec 8, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in November, over 400 safe supply supporters gathered in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside to protest the recent arrests of the founders of the Drug User Liberation Front (DULF), Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum. The arrests were made after Vancouver police...
Nov 29, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News, Opioid crisis
The Nēwo-Yōtina Friendship Centre’s drug testing site in Regina reported two instances of detecting xylazine in fentanyl samples this past October. Xylazine, a powerful tranquilizer drug used in veterinary medicine to sedate large animals, has been increasingly...
Nov 21, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to the findings of a new report released by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, cannabis remains one of the top five most commonly identified drugs in testing analyses. However, it also demonstrated that drug analysis labs have significantly reduced testing of...
Nov 16, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in September, Democratic San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a plan to require individuals receiving welfare to receive mandatory drug screening and treatment programs. This measure is aimed at mitigating San Francisco’s homelessness and toxic overdose...
Nov 14, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in July, the Michigan Civil Service Commission approved the proposed new changes and adopted rule amendments to permit rescinding active sanctions for certain applicants who tested positive for cannabis during drug tests since 2020. The rule change was...
Nov 10, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in September, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) announced that it will begin sharing the results of drug tests conducted at supervised injection sites online to provide information to the public regarding the composition of the city’s illicit drug supply. Moreover,...
