The racial bias of hair follicle testing is at the center of a federal lawsuit filed by Boston police officers who were disciplined for alleged cocaine use.
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What Causes False Positives on Drug Tests?
Most instant drug tests are notorious for picking up false positives from common medications like antihistamines, antidepressants, antipsychotics, antibiotics, and analgesics. Poppy seeds can give a “true” positive.
The US Workforce Is Taking More Drugs
A new study about workplace drug testing found that opioid use declined between 2016 and 2017, while use of other drugs is on the rise. Members of the workforce in the United States are testing positive for drugs more often than they have in the past 10 years, according to a new study that analyzed… Continue reading The US Workforce Is Taking More Drugs