Sep 12, 2019 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to the results of a new study, giving up alcohol could improve our well-being, even for those people who practice moderation when it comes to drinking. The research, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), examined data collected by a...
Sep 10, 2019 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
New research carried out by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) demonstrates that alcohol-related hospitalizations and deaths are on the rise, with 10 Canadians dying in hospitals every day due to harm from substance use, with 75% of these deaths...
Sep 5, 2019 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to the results of a new research study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), emergency room alcohol-related visits by women have increased by 86.5%, compared to 53.2% for men, adding an increased strain on overburdened emergency...
Sep 3, 2019 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to the new recommendations contained in the report released by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC), the sale of hard liquor should be allowed alongside beer and wine in convenience stores. Moreover, the OCC has recommended expanding online sales options of...
Aug 29, 2019 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In early June at the second annual World Cannabis Congress, Shoppers Drug Mart announced that it will be implementing a pilot program using the StrainSecure™ platform, a proprietary of TruTrace Technologies, which focuses on the testing of cannabis products to verify...
Aug 27, 2019 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The federal government announced in July that the Yukon is to receive federal money for drug-testing devices as well as for training police officers to test drivers for drug impairment. Tracy-Anne McPhee, the Yukon’s minister of justice, and Larry Bagnell, the...
