Feb 25, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
A recent investigative report by Avery Haines published on the CTV News website has examined the ongoing health crisis associated with toxic drug supply, which has been fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the report, social distancing measures implemented...
Feb 23, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to new regulations outlined by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s (CNSC), high-security nuclear sites across Canada, including nuclear power plants, used fuel management facilities and Chalk River Laboratories, will need to follow updated drug and...
Feb 18, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
With more than 1,500 people dying of drug overuse in British Columbia last year and an average of 74 overdose cases each day, the urgency to deal with the situation is increasing, and so are the number of organizations, and health and administration officials,...
Feb 16, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to a recent report entitled “Opioid and Stimulant related Harms in Canada” released by the Public Health Agency of Canada, the COVID-19 outbreak has been worsening the ongoing public health crisis of opioid overdoses and death. Moreover, the report shows...
Feb 11, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to a recent opinion article by Dr. Rob Whitley, an associate professor of psychiatry at McGill University and a research scientist at the Douglas Research Centre, a growing body of research suggests many Canadian men and boys struggle with mental health...
Feb 4, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In response to increasing incidence of opioid use and overdoses in Nova Scotia, its provincial health authority has launched the new Drug Harms Alert program aimed to disseminate information regarding unexpected drug use-related harms across communities in the...