At-Home Medical Tests Saves Lives

New York (PRWEB) October 5, 2006

Drug addiction kills hundreds of people directly and indirectly each year. Drug addicts die from overdose or health complications brought about by continued use of drugs while innocent victims die of drug-related crime. To combat drug addiction a new method to combat drug addiction is gaining popularity. This new method is at-home drug tests.

At-home drug tests may not do much for those already addicted to drugs but can be very effective as a deterrent. According to Dorrie Carolan, founder of Newton Parent Connection, a grass roots drug organization, administering drug tests to your children sporadically can be a deterrent for them to use drugs. By giving the drug tests children can have an added excuse for not succumbing to peer pressure they can simply tell their friends that “My parents randomly test me so I can’t do it,” said Carolan. She urges parents to set boundaries and that one of the boundaries they should set is the use of drug tests. Prevention is after all always better then a cure.

However, for those who are already drug addicts it is not too late. By administering at-home drug tests parents and families can catch a “closet-addict” and get help for that person. Ignoring a problem or hiding from a problem just won’t work, especially if the problem is addiction. At-home drug tests are a perfect solution for finding out the truth and yet honor a person’s privacy. After all it would not require a trip to a clinic or the hospital and will leave no medical records behind. By using an at-home drug test you can protect your loved one from harm and ensure that whoever needs help gets it.

Although your kids will most probably not be happy with having to put up with routine drug tests and will see it as an invasion of privacy and lack of trust, explaining it to them will clear things up. For those with nothing to hide it can even be a non-issue. Some might even appreciate the added protection from peer pressure. Expect resistance to the idea though because it just might save your child’s life. Make sure though that as a parent you have done your research and are knowledgeable about the drug test you plan to give to your child. Drug tests after all differ and you might be testing for the wrong drug(s). You should also make sure to keep an open mind whatever the result shows and that you have a plan in place. Testing for drugs and not preparing for the possibility of a positive result is setting your family up for trouble. Be fair in testing your children if you test one test all of them, do not single out your “problem child” to show that you care for them equally.

At-home drug test kits are available in online retail stores such as Meditest.com also offers other at-home medical tests like pregnancy tests, ovulation predictors, alcohol saliva tests, and cholesterol tests aside from their wide range of at-home drug tests.

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