Drug-testing kits currently available in Canada have limitations, but they can be part of the solution to help prevent unnecessary deaths at live concerts such as Toronto's Veld music festival ...

Photo by Michelle Gamage. A free drug-testing service in Vancouver has tested over 50,000 illicit substances as part of a harm reduction initiative that lets people know what is in their drugs.

Because of long lineups, I only get my dope tested when I buy from new dealers and am scared.” If drug testing was more widely available, the 48-year-old said he would get all of his drugs tested.

The Dräger DrugTest 5000 THC testing device, approved this week by the federal government, will soon be available to police forces across the country to combat drug-impaired driving.