Jul 19, 2022 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in June, the Advanced Coronary Treatment Foundation announced that its new training program on opioid overdose response will be added to the CPR and automated external defibrillator training offered for free in high schools across Canada. As a result, hundreds...
Jul 14, 2022 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
An article recently published by CBC News discussed two cases of Montreal women being denied drug testing after suspected drugging. The first woman, Lea (not her real name, which was withheld by CBC News for privacy purposes), aged 27, was confident she was drugged...
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...
