Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry News
How to deal with drug testing and remote workers
A recent article published in People Management discusses the possibility to monitor and offer support on substance misuse to individuals working remotely. With consumption of alcohol on the rise during the pandemic, experts and employers have voiced concerns over...
MADD Canada pushes for warning labels on alcohol products
Due to increased alcohol consumption during the current COVID-19 pandemic, the non-profit organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada (MADD) is calling on Canada’s Health Minister, The Honourable Patty Hajdu, to include warning labels on alcohol products....
Recommendations on drug and alcohol testing during COVID-19
In a recent opinion piece published in the Health and Safety Magazine, Christine Clearwater, president of Drug-Free Solutions Group, a risk management and loss control consulting firm, made recommendations to employers regarding drug and alcohol testing during the...
The CDC has acknowledged that COVID-19 virus can be airborne
After months of mounting evidence that the coronavirus can be spread by air, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidelines to recognize that the coronavirus can be airborne. According to the CDC, the guidelines were updated because...
Mobile drug injection site begins operating in Glasgow
A mobile drug injection van where drug users can safely inject heroin has been launched in Glasgow, despite concerns that it could be breaking the law. The minibus, also termed as the “fix room,” is owned and operated by Peter Krykant, a recovering heroin addict, who...
Drug use on the rise amid coronavirus pandemic
As stress related to the coronavirus remains on the rise, multiple studies have found that drug test positivity rates for substances like cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine have increased during the coronavirus pandemic.
Eighteen arrested in largest-ever fentanyl seizure in London
Earlier in September, a series of police raids that took place in London and Brampton resulted in the arrests of 18 suspects who were allegedly operating an illegal fentanyl ring. During this operation, police seized $725,330 worth of fentanyl and methamphetamine, as...
Directly observed collection ruled not an invasion of privacy in Ohio
The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that an employee who has consented to drug testing has no cause to take legal action against the employer on grounds of invasion of privacy after the employer required the employee to submit to a directly-observed urine collection...
Saskatchewan deems roadside breath testing sans suspicion constitutional
In January 2019, policemen spotted a car in Martensville, a rural area just outside Saskatoon shortly after midnight. They observed the vehicle for about ten minutes before effecting the stop and did not observe anything unusual or suspicious about the driver's...