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...
Mar 23, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to a new research study carried out by researchers at Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Australia, pill-testing services at Western Australian (WA) music festivals do not increase the likelihood of festival-goers taking drugs. The results of the study,...
Mar 19, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Recently, psilocybin – the hallucinogenic chemical compound produced by certain types of mushrooms – has received a lot of attention from the media due to scientific studies uncovering its potential beneficial and therapeutic properties. However, despite the increased...
Mar 16, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to new data released by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA), its wholesale operations across the province have increased by 7.9% in 2020 compared to 2019. Moreover, a research study commissioned by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and...
