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The Importance of Definitive Drug Testing: Pill Shaving Case Study
The results from Dylan’s drug test are back, and they show presence of an opioid-consistent with the oxycodone you’ve prescribed him. No problem, right?
Wrong.
Detecting the parent drug won’t rule out the possibility that Dylan is “pill shaving” to pass the test, while diverting the…
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