Jul 12, 2022 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
On June 29, opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma (Purdue Canada) agreed to the first of its kind settlement in Canada of $150 million, following a B.C.-led lawsuit created with the aim of recovering healthcare costs related to the sale and marketing of opioid-based pain...
Jul 8, 2022 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
A school bus driver is facing impaired driving charges after the school bus with kids onboard that she was driving collided with another vehicle in Brampton. The collision took place at Countryside and Coleraine drives on June 24. According to the Peel police, the...
Jul 6, 2022 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
A recent opinion article published in Lake Country Calendar and authored by Jacqueline Gelineau discussed the urgent need to take more measures in order to manage the growing opioid crisis in Kelowna. According to some local experts and policymakers, the local...
Jun 28, 2022 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to the recently published results of a survey conducted in January 2022 by EKOS for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada, 33% of Canadians who report having used cannabis within the previous year have also reported having engaged in...
Jun 23, 2022 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
A recent article published by Kamloops News and Business Directory discussed the drug testing services available at the West Kootenay music festival Shambhala, which have been at the forefront of implementing key harm reduction strategies for festival-goers. Since...
Jun 21, 2022 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In May of this year, U.S. Bergen County Assembly Republicans Robert Auth and DeAnne DeFuccio had announced their plan to introduce a bill requiring all public and private school bus drivers to be drug tested twice a year. The proposal was made a week after legal...