New mothers say they had to undergo devastating investigations after hospitals reported their false positive drug tests to child welfare agencies shortly after they gave birth. This report is ...

Kyle Mayer was looking forward to getting paroled from State Correctional Institution Frackville so he could spend the holidays with his family. Then he tested positive for K2 and all his privileges, ...

An Iowa mother is suing a drug testing lab after a false positive for cocaine led to child abuse accusations. The initial positive test from the umbilical cord led to child protective services ...

A new mother from Alabama is warning pregnant patients after she says eating an "everything bagel" for breakfast before giving birth to her second child upended her family last spring. It all stemmed ...

A Longview woman has been arrested after her 2-year-old child tested positive for the drug PCP in September, according to court documents. LaTosha Stanfield, 46, was arrested and released Jan. 13 from ...

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Faulty drug tests given to thousands of California prisoners gave false results for opiates Prison advocates worry that the false positive results have tainted the parole decision for inmates.