Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry News
New AI model may help predict opioid addiction in high-risk patients
In a press release published, researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have announced that they will develop an AI model that will help to predict opioid addiction in high-risk patients. Specifically, the project will be funded...
2024 Summer Newsletter
We can't believe it is summer already but we are very happy it means time to share our 2024 Summer Newsletter! In this newsletter we chat with Todd Renner from XPRESS Occupational who is a very long time DATAC member and has stuck with us through various iterations of...
New final rule posted for the CFR
The Federal Register posted a revision to the CFR on June 21, 2024, as final rule to be implemented as of August 5, 2024. The DOT published the rule without any proposal or discussion time as it was felt that the revisions being made are so noncontroversial that there...
Lafarge Canada justified in firing worker who refused drug testing: Court decision
According to a ruling made by an Alberta court earlier in June, the construction materials company Lafarge Canada was justified in firing an employee who got into a minor vehicle accident at a worksite and subsequently tested positive for THC. The incident occurred...
FDA panel rejects MDMA therapy for PTSD
On June 4, a panel of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisors voted against recommending MDMA-assisted therapy as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The panel examined the results from two clinical trials carried out by Lykos Therapeutics...
Teenage binge drinking and “drunkorexia” on the rise: Opinion
A recent article published in Forbes and authored by psychologist Mark Travers explored the rise of the phenomenon termed “drunkorexia,” which describes combined alcohol abuse and disordered eating behaviour. According to research studies, drunkorexia behaviours...
Air Canada wins right to test flight attendant’s hair
A federal labour arbitrator has allowed Air Canada to complete a hair strand test of a flight attendant's hair, referred to as CB, for cannabis use. According to the arbitration decision, the flight attendant was expelled from a residence housing 14 Air Canada...
Alcohol, cannabis and nicotine are most commonly used substances by U.S. teens: Study
Annual Monitoring the Future survey data released by the U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH) have demonstrated that Illicit drug use among American teens has been maintained at pre-pandemic levels reached in 2021. Moreover, the survey has also demonstrated...
New N.B. impaired driving legislation does not address cannabis impairment
Earlier in May, the New Brunswick provincial government announced its introduction of amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act with the goal of “strengthening the administrative penalties” for impaired driving and implementing a program to suspend a driver’s licence on the...