These common drug tests lead to tens of thousands of wrongful arrests a year, experts say. One state is fighting back A great-grandmother’s medicine tested positive for cocaine – spawning a 15-month legal nightmare, forcing her to refinance her home, and spurring a new state law that could set a precedent across the ...

“… #colorimetric #DrugTests – a field test widely used by #LawEnforcement across the US.…

Have “…false positives at alarming rates, researchers from the #UnivOfPA found (error rate) 15% to 38%.

#NYC #DOI #error rates from 79% to 91% in some correctional settings.”

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