Mar 6, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to the results of two recent scientific studies published in the journal Pediatrics, adolescents who engage in binge drinking behaviour or abuse prescription opioids are significantly more likely to engage in other risky behaviors. The first study examined...
Feb 27, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the naturally occurring plant molecules called phytocannabinoids extracted from cannabis and hemp plants. In contrast to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a phytocannabinoid molecule found in cannabis, CBD is not psychoactive – which means it...
Feb 21, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
A new study carried out by researchers at the Toronto-based Centre for Addiction and Mental Health demonstrated that participants showed no detectable signs of impairment on the day after they smoked cannabis, although they still tested positive for its main...
Feb 18, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In a recent opinion article published in the Vancouver Sun, author and journalist Daphne Bramham discussed the potential issues arising with the use of certain words in the context of discussion of Canada’s opioid crisis, and how this colours what solutions are used....
Feb 13, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In a recent opinion piece published by the London Free Press, the labour lawyer Howard Levitt discusses his concerns regarding a recent order set by a British Columbia court as an ‘unfortunate and dangerous’ precedent for employers concerned with public safety....
Feb 11, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
A couple from Courtenay whose 26-year-old son, Ryan Hedican, died after smoking fentanyl-laced heroin have requested to change the coroner’s report on his death to say he was poisoned. John and Jennifer Hedican, Ryan’s parents, have stated that holding the senior...
