Sep 24, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
While deaths due to drunk driving have declined in Saskatchewan over the past few years, a considerable number of impaired drivers are still caught each month. To put this into perspective, the province saw 21 impaired driving-related deaths and 332 injuries in the...
Sep 22, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Despite the new provincial guidelines issued in March that allowed physicians more freedom to prescribe opiates and other substances to individuals struggling with addiction, drug testers in B.C. have been reporting higher concentrations of fentanyl and tranquilizes...
Sep 16, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Alberta Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer, revealed in early August that the government plans to open a drug treatment court in Medicine Hat with the goal of reducing crime by providing treatment to individuals struggling with addiction. A drug treatment court provides...
Sep 11, 2020 | Department of Transportation (DOT), Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The Custody and Control Form (CCF), is the chain of custody form that is used by collectors when obtaining a specimen to send to the laboratory for testing. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services...
Sep 8, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in August, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) released new guidelines, the PPSC Deskbook, for prosecuting the illegal possession of controlled substances under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. As part of the new guidelines, federal...
Sep 4, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The NFL Players Association had announced to all players that the window for annual drug testing was moved to the period of August 7-17 due to the inability of the league to complete the collection process. According to the association, the drug testing procedures...
