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Drug test biased against blacks, 7 ex-officers allege

By Diane E. Lewis
Globe Staff / July 27, 2005

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Seven former Boston police officers, all African-Americans who were fired after testing positive for cocaine in drug tests using samples of their hair, sued the police department yesterday, alleging the screening technique is biased against African-Americans. (Full article: 1073 words)

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