Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry News
More data needed on drug-impaired driving: CSAM report
According to the findings of a new report released by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction, more data is needed about drug-impaired driving. Specifically, the report states that medical examiners and police do not provide enough information for policy...
DOT proposes using electronic forms for drug and alcohol testing
Earlier this year, the U.S Department of Transportation (DOT) requested public comment on a proposed rule that would allow the use of electronic forms and signatures for drug and alcohol testing. In its advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) published in the...
Proposed Ontario legislation would require naloxone kits in high-risk workplaces
In February of this year, the Ontario government introduced new legislation, Working for Workers Act, 2022 (Working for Workers Act 2) that, if passed, will require naloxone kits in high-risk workplaces. According to a statement released on the Ontario government...
Ohio State University offers program to support drug and alcohol misuse prevention
As part of a new educational requirement, all first-year and transfer undergraduate students at Ohio State University will need to complete a new education program on the prevention of drug, tobacco, and alcohol misuse. Specifically, the new online educational modules...
Considerations for employers following B.C. controlled drugs exemptions
A recent article published by Mondaq and authored by Katelin Dueck, an associate at Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers, discusses essential considerations for employees following the B.C. exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Starting...
Health Canada allows second MDMA trial to continue
After a review of active MDMA-assisted psychotherapy trials, Health Canada has suspended one study due to patient safety concerns, while allowing others to continue with “corrective and preventive” changes. Bethany Lindsay reported the follow-up with CBC, here....
FMCSA agrees to take public comments on hair testing
Earlier in April, the U.S. Trucking Alliance requested an exemption which would permit positive results using hair to test for drugs collected from random testing and pre-employment screening of drivers to be entered into the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
Saskatchewan festival offered first illicit drug testing to attendees
Ness Creek Music Festival that took place in July was the first Saskatchewan music festival to offer a drug checking service as the number of overdose-related deaths in the province grows. In his interview with Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Keith Bowering, organizer of the...
Free course for National Drug Overdose Day
National Drug Overdose Day is very important to us here at DATAC as we see every day how the opioid crisis has impacted the country. DATAC deals so closely with so many who work in the rehabilitation and harm reduction spaces and it has been so hard to see the...