Aug 24, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The ongoing growing opioid crisis has been declared a public health emergency in Canada. Due to increasing toxicity of the illegal drug supply, there have been higher rates of overdoses since the onset of COVID-19. In addition, it has been demonstrated that most drug...
Aug 18, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In recent months, powerful synthetic opioids have been discovered in Toronto’s street drug supply, resulting in a spike in overdose deaths. According to the results of the investigation carried out by the Toronto Star and Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB), the...
Aug 12, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
On June 25, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that employers cannot subject all warehouse employees to random drug testing by designating them as having safety-sensitive jobs. The court ruled that instead of simply considering the employees’ workplace, companies must also...
Aug 10, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Following a revision to the Primary and Secondary Education Act which was passed at the Korean National Assembly in December 2020, 20,000 teachers at Korean public schools are expected to undergo the tetrabromophenolphthalein ethyl ester (TBPE) drug test. The TBPE...
Aug 5, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Health Canada has granted conditional approval for a plan for a supervised drug Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) site in downtown Peterborough. Accordingly, the CTS site has received federal exemption to allow the use of illegal drugs on its premises, which is...
Aug 3, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Opinion: Decriminalization is a critical step in curbing the opioid crisis A recent opinion article published in The Conversation examines the benefits of drug decriminalization, as well as its potential impact in fighting the ongoing opioid crisis. The article,...
