Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry News
Cocaine hospitalizations up 90% in the UK
The risks associated with using cocaine are ramping up in the UK, since studies now show that the number of in-patients diagnosed primarily with "mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine" has risen more than 90% since 2014, and the number of mentions of...
January DOT update – still a 5-Panel
The DOT testing taking place at HHS-certified laboratories is a 5-panel testing regimen that tests for 14 drugs. It is easy to be somewhat confused by this, so lets take a look at exactly what it means. On January 1st, 2018, the DOT renamed 'Opiates' to 'Opioids', as...
Dealing with addiction cannabis vs. alcohol and other drugs
According to the Recovery Research Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), individuals who were able to recover from cannabis addictions did so at younger ages and with fewer supports or assistance than those attempting recovery from addictions to alcohol...
The dark web drug trade
The dark web is fast becoming a key provider for street drugs like heroin, carfentanil and LSD. Accessed through special browsers and identity-protecting software, customers can browse this online "Amazon of drugs" and order illicit substances for home delivery. The...
Canadian transport looks at drug testing program options
Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau has announced that the government is now actively working on a policy to address the muddy waters of workplace cannabis impairment, with the creation of a drug testing program, and has sent a letter to the Canadian Trucking...
Drug testing proposal splits group helping Liberals
The committee comprised of federally regulated employers, labour groups, and federal officials assigned to help the federal government navigate marijuana testing regulations for Canadian workers has not been able to reach consensus, meaning that no new federal rules...
Safe place created for drug users in Lethbridge
Nurses, drug counsellors, paramedics and police are working together in Lethbridge to manage the current opioid crisis overtaking the city, home to 60% of southern Alberta’s fentanyl-related overdose deaths in 2017. Part of the effort includes a new safe consumption...
Government struggles with cannabis measurement parameters
Last Spring, the federal government announced two bills that will constitute the country’s legislation for cannabis legalization. Bill C-45 outlines the law for production, possession, safety standards, distribution, and sales, and Bill C-46, outlines impairment...
U.S. says they will seek death penalty for drug dealers
U.S. President Donald Trump presented his plan to address the opioid addiction crisis in New Hampshire, which included tightening sentencing laws for drug traffickers and pursuing the death penalty for dealers. Speaking with reporters during a meeting in the Oval...