Jan 29, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
DATAC is excited to announce the addition of a forum to our website. This new forum is a place to ask questions, as well as share insights and information about the drug and alcohol testing industry in Canada. We look forward to creating a community where...
Jan 24, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, currently the leading Democratic contender in the race for the U.S. presidency, recently told voters at a Las Vegas convention that he wants more evidence as to whether using cannabis could be a “gateway” to the use of...
Jan 20, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to a recent opinion piece published in Business in Vancouver (BIV) and authored by Mike Farnworth, the implementation of new and stricter penalties for driving under the influence of drugs in British Comumbia are predicted to reduce the number of driving...
Jan 17, 2020 | Department of Transportation (DOT), Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to a release on Dec. 27th, from the Federal Register, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has increased the minimum annual percentage rate for random testing for truck drivers. In 2019 the annual rate for random testing was 25%, but as of Jan....
Jan 14, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to the results of a new study published in the Journal of Analytical Toxicology, by researchers at the John Hopkins School of Medicine, one-third of individuals who vaped cannabidiol (CBD)-dominant cannabis tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)...
Jan 9, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
A Catholic high school in Ohio has announced that in January, it will begin randomly testing its students for drugs and nicotine at least once a year. The new drug testing program is implemented by administrators at Stephen T. Badin High School in the Archdiocese of...