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False Drug Tests
Independent reporting on CPS, foster care, adoption and family court — the cases the system would rather keep quiet.
Massachusetts Parents Say a False Drug Test at Birth Cost Them Their Kids for 2 Years
July 21, 2025
A young Central Massachusetts couple says one unconfirmed drug screen at childbirth led DCF to take their children, then the requirements kept growing. Here’s what has changed in Massachusetts since, and what hasn’t.
Faked Drug Tests, Stolen Families: The Tragedy Behind One Lab’s Lies
April 11, 2025
In a case that highlights one of the most alarming breakdowns of justice in family court history, a drug testing lab owner in Alabama was sentenced
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