Sep 20, 2022 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In February of this year, the Ontario government introduced new legislation, Working for Workers Act, 2022 (Working for Workers Act 2) that, if passed, will require naloxone kits in high-risk workplaces. According to a statement released on the Ontario government...
Sep 15, 2022 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
As part of a new educational requirement, all first-year and transfer undergraduate students at Ohio State University will need to complete a new education program on the prevention of drug, tobacco, and alcohol misuse. Specifically, the new online educational modules...
Sep 13, 2022 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
A recent article published by Mondaq and authored by Katelin Dueck, an associate at Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers, discusses essential considerations for employees following the B.C. exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Starting...
Sep 9, 2022 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
After a review of active MDMA-assisted psychotherapy trials, Health Canada has suspended one study due to patient safety concerns, while allowing others to continue with “corrective and preventive” changes. Bethany Lindsay reported the follow-up with CBC, here....
Sep 7, 2022 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in April, the U.S. Trucking Alliance requested an exemption which would permit positive results using hair to test for drugs collected from random testing and pre-employment screening of drivers to be entered into the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
Sep 2, 2022 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Ness Creek Music Festival that took place in July was the first Saskatchewan music festival to offer a drug checking service as the number of overdose-related deaths in the province grows. In his interview with Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Keith Bowering, organizer of the...