Jun 17, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
A federal labour arbitrator has allowed Air Canada to complete a hair strand test of a flight attendant’s hair, referred to as CB, for cannabis use. According to the arbitration decision, the flight attendant was expelled from a residence housing 14 Air Canada...
Jun 3, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in May, Omega Laboratories, an Ohio-based testing laboratory, announced the beginning of its strategic partnership with Cannabix Technologies Inc., a Canadian technology company based in Vancouver developing tools for law enforcement and the workplace to...
May 31, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to the results of a new study, adolescents are significantly less likely to consume alcohol, smoke, or use drugs when their parents stay informed about their activities. The research study, published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, also found...
May 24, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The province of British Columbia has taken action to prohibit illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on public transit, and in parks. After its submission of an amendment request to the federal government on April 26, which became...
May 21, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to the results of a new study published in the journal Alcohol: Clinical & Experimental Research, adult brains are more sensitive to the reinforcing ‘reward’ effects of alcohol compared to adolescent brains. The study, carried out by a team of...
May 14, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Three virtual healthcare clinics based in London, Hamilton, and Toronto now prescribe safer-supply opioid medication to patients with opioid use disorder. The medication, hydromorphone, available under the brand name Dilaudid, is used as a safer alternative to opioids...
