Jun 29, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Researchers at Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia have developed new software to decrease the risk of adverse drug events (ADEs). These harmful and unintended consequences of medication contribute to almost two million emergency department...
Jun 24, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to the recommendations published in a report released by Toronto Public Health in the beginning of June, Toronto should form a working group that includes police and individuals with the relevant experience to develop a proposal for the federal government to...
Jun 22, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to new research from the University of New Brunswick (UNB), one-third of young adults in New Brunswick have been drinking more alcohol over the course of the pandemic. These new findings are alarming experts at New Brunswick’s Fetal Alcohol Spectrum...
Jun 17, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in May, the Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners held a meeting to discuss decriminalization of drugs in the province in order to address the overdose crisis. Since 2019, there have been at least 575 deaths linked to illicit drug overdose in the province....
Jun 15, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In a recent CBC News article, Trudy Monias, a Winnipeg woman who has survived after using a fentanyl-based street drug but couldn’t save her friend from overdose-related death, has spoken out to warn others about substances referred to as ‘pink’ and ‘purple...
Jun 8, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
A recent open letter authored by the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) and published by The Mainlander, has spoken out against the “Vancouver Model” of drug decriminalization, calling it dangerous for drug users across Canada. Specifically,...
