Keep your Son or Daughter from Drugs

We truly hope that you will discover that your teen is not using drugs. If you received negative or positive results, please continue to test on a frequent and random basis. A home testing program really does give kids a "peer pressure free" to say "NO...my parents drug test me".

Results of a positive drug test should not be used merely to punish your child. Drug and alcohol use very often leads to addiction, and punishment alone may not necessarily halt this progression. However, the road to addiction can be blocked by timely intervention and appropriate treatment.


A positive test result should be reviewed and confirmed for illegal drug use. In most cases, the child will "fess up" after a positive home test...if not, please give them the benefit of the doubt, and take the urine that you received the positive test on to your doctor if your child insists that the test is wrong.

Every situation is different, but you need to know that anger, accusations, and harsh punishment could make the situation worse. The best approach for parents is usually to stay firm and to treat their child with respect as they work together as a family to change his or her behavior.

You very well may need a trained substance-abuse counselor, who can perform a drug assessment and determine whether the child needs treatment or other specialized help. For frequent users or those in danger of becoming drug dependent, treatment will likely be necessary.

Parents just finding out that their kids are using drugs need to utilize all the resources available, and educate themselves completely about drugs and drug abuse.

There is no easy answer for how to deal with teen drug and alcohol use. Be careful of your own tendency to deny the existence of a problem. Again, if you have any doubt about the accuracy of a test result, take the specimen to your child's doctor for confirmation. If you determine that the drug use has been purely recreational, you may only need to clearly state your position regarding abstinence and then closely monitor their behavior, and continue to test them frequently and randomly.

If your teen is more deeply into substance abuse or has other emotional, behavioral, or academic concerns, immediate consultation with a behavioral health or substance abuse professional is apt to be the safest option.

from: www.drugtestyourteen.com