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Woman: Poppy Seeds, Not Drugs, Led to Losing Child

(Nov. 10) -- The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of a Pennsylvania couple whose baby was taken away from them after the mother failed a drug test. The ACLU says the mom is drug free and blames the failed test on a poppy-seed bagel. "This was devastating on our whole family,"...

Report: Lohan Fails Drug Test, Could Go Back to Jail Soon

(Sept. 17) -- Did she or didn't she? According to the Los Angeles Times, actress Lindsay Lohan is under investigation for drug use less than a month after being released from court-ordered drug and alcohol rehabilitation. TMZ reported that Lohan tested positive for cocaine use during mandatory monitoring, and that,...

NHRA Hands Out 1st Suspension for Drug Test Violation

The National Hot Rod Association has suspended Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Matt Guidera, 39, for one year after ruling he violated drug testing procedure this weekend at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at O'Reilly Raceway Park outside Indianapolis.The 39-year old didn't test positive for a banned substance, but rather did not...

Report: NFL Teams to Learn of Positive Combine Drug Tests Monday or Tuesday

It looks as if we'll soon have some clarity on this sticky issue of who did and who didn't test positive at the NFL scouting combine.According to a report on ProFootballTalk.com, the NFL's 32 teams will receive a list of the players who tested positive on Monday or Tuesday of this week, giving them a couple of days before...

League, Players Agree to Beef Up Drug Testing

The NFL and the players' union have announced, just in time for Super Bowl media hype week, that they have agreed to an increased testing regimen for performance-enhancing drugs. Make no mistake: The timing of this announcement is all about the fact that during the week before the Super Bowl, thousands of journalists are...

Background on drug testing

A drug test is a technical analysis of a biological specimen – for example urine, hair, blood, sweat, or oral fluid / saliva – to determine the presence or absence of specified parent drugs or their metabolites.

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