Jun 13, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
DATAC is proud to announce our second webinar of 2023, All About Oral Fluid! The landscape of drug and alcohol testing within North America is always changing and evolving and we are here with knowledgeable speakers to help you navigate those changes. The big news...
Jun 9, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in May, a team of researchers at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia received a research grant from the federal government to test the effectiveness of alcohol warning labels. The research team is led by Dr. Kara Thompson, the director of the...
Jun 6, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to the results of the annual analysis published by Quest Diagnostics, the percentage of U.S. employees who tested positive for cannabis in 2022 reached record levels since the beginning of data collection in 1988. Specifically, over 6 million urine tests...
Jun 2, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Xylazine, commonly known as “tranq” or “horse tranquilizer,” has become a cause for concern in the illicit drug market. Originally used as a veterinary sedative for large animals, this drug has found its way onto the streets, especially in...
May 31, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
New research published in the journal Addiction Science & Clinical Practice identified measures that could improve alcohol health literacy (AHL) and lower alcohol consumption in Germany, where per capita alcohol consumption is higher than the global and European...
May 26, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in April, the Massachusetts top court ruling permitted approximately 27,000 individuals to appeal for new trials if criminal cases against them involved the use of a specific breathalyzer device. The court ruling cited “extensive misconduct” at the...
