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fake drug tests

2025-04-09 20:51:12.76523+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Quest Diagnostics drug tests in California prisons yielded false positives, affecting thousands of people

A data analysis by UnCommon Law suggests there could have been more than 5,000 false positives, which could include multiple tests for the same person. The figure is a rough estimate based on the total number of tests from April through July and assuming the positivity rate would’ve stayed consistent if the reagent hadn’t changed.

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