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Methadone Drug Test False Positive: Repeat of test error unlikely, lab says
Southern Community Laboratories is blaming a technical problem with a drug test for a false positive result that nearly cost a Blenheim man his job. Chief executive Peter Gootjes said the company had a new policy of double-testing samples that came …
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Methadone Drug Test False Positive: Expert warns over changes to Republic's abortion law
“Being unable to predict who will die by suicide is likely to lead to multiple 'false positives'. As psychiatrists, we are trained to assess and treat, not to predict … by pregnant women using suicide as an excuse to get an abortion. Anthony McCarthy …
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Methadone Drug Test False Positive: More Scottish children are losing parents to drug-related deaths
Dr Kevin Rush, Trimega Laboratories Director of Analytical Services, said “Methadone is generally regarded as a safer drug than heroin, in particular with regards to fatalities. But the fact that it has been related to these fatalities in Scotland …
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