Oct 31, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to the findings of a new report published by the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN) and Public Health Ontario in September, there has been an increasing number of deaths linked to multiple toxic substances in Ontario since the beginning of the...
Oct 24, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News, Opioid crisis
Earlier in September, the New Brunswick government announced it is pursuing new legislation to address drug addiction that could result in individuals being forced into treatment against their will. Specifically, the proposed legislation aims to give police officers...
Oct 13, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in September, the Waterloo Region Integrated Drug Strategy issued a community drug alert after 31 suspected overdoses and drug poisonings over the span of four days, which were recorded between Aug. 31 and Sept. 3. Moreover, preliminary data on the...
Oct 5, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Kitchener’s consumption and treatment services (CTS) site obtained a new rapid drug testing machine in August with the aim of reducing local drug poisonings, as well as to help “clean up” the local drug supply and provide more information for individuals...
Oct 3, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
A recent analysis article published by CBC News examined the current shortage of city bus drivers in Windsor. According to Tyson Cragg, Transit Windsor’s executive director, the service is short of approximately 10% of its pool of 200 bus drivers and has been...
Sep 26, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
A recent analysis published by Sudbury.com and authored by Jenny Lamothe, examined the impact of Sudbury’s Supervised Consumption Site, The Spot, after it has been operating in the city for nearly one year. The Spot offers the services of a supervised consumption...
