Apr 13, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Since the legalization of recreational cannabis in October of 2018, a number of regulatory and public health measures have been implemented to prevent cannabis-impaired driving. Despite ongoing studies and data collection and analysis by Statistics Canada, the...
Apr 9, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in March, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) launched a six-week public consultation as part of its plan to update its existing guidelines for the safe consumption of alcohol. The original guidelines, titled ‘Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol...
Apr 6, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The Government of Alberta plans to test a new mobile app with the aim of protecting individuals who use opioids and other substances alone in their homes. The app, called the Digital Overdose Response System (DORS) can trigger a call from the STARS emergency centre if...
Apr 1, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The acting chief of the Cape Breton Regional Police, Robert Walsh, has expressed his complete support for opening an overdose prevention site in Sydney. Walsh has also voiced some concerns about these new overdose prevention sites (formerly known as safe injection...
Mar 31, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
A new street drug testing site has opened in Victoria’s North Park neighbourhood to provide anonymous drug testing services for free. The testing site is located at a storefront on the corner of North Park and Cook St and uses strip tests as well as instruments...
Mar 25, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Together with Interior Health, UBC Okanagan’s harm reduction team has been expanding access to its drug checking services and taking its drug-testing services on the road. The BC coroner’s office recorded a total of 1,716 overdose-related deaths in the province in...
