Home Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Testing Aids Parents in Raising Teenagers
(PRWEB) July 23, 2004
Drug Test Your Teen (www.DrugTestYourTeen.com) began as a passionate team effort of the mothers and daughters of Kim, Linzy, & Delaney Hildreth. Their mission to help keep teens off drugs has now turned them into experts in the field of teen drug abuse prevention.
Kim worked as a laboratory professional for many years and admits being a “pretty wild” teenager herselfÂ? and is now the single mom of two teenage daughters. Linzy is a teen that has experienced first hand the peer pressure to go down the wrong road, and has seen close-up how easily drug abuse can destroy lives. Delaney brings the experience of a child who was lured into the drug scene when she was only 12, and the difficulties involved in finding her way back. Together, their experience led them to creating a business focusing on families dealing with teen drug use prevention.
The Hildreth’s say that what have learned from parents dealing with teen drug issues has been amazing. They tell stories of parents who purchase tests after their kids have been to rehab, and then call to ask how they can help them get their message out. The common theme of those calls and letters is that the parents wish that they had regularly tested their kids from a very young age when they could have prevented their child from ever becoming involved with drugs. Other parents are in such deep denial that it could be “their kid,” that one father even returned the tests that he purchased after finding cocaine and marijuana in his daughters room, because his daughter told him when he started to test her that the drugs belonged to a friend!
The Hildreth’s are desperately trying to get their message out to parents of younger teens, before those kids even think about trying drugs. Kim states, “Unfortunately, most parents don’t find us until drugs have already become a problem. We believe that parents should start talking with their kids about drugs in early elementary school, and start random drug, alcohol and tobacco testing at home by 6th or 7th grade. It sounds harsh, but it lets the child know that they will get caught if they get pressured into doing drugs. In addition, home testing gives the child a socially acceptable excuse to not succumb to peer pressure. The grateful thank you calls and e-mails have made us positive that early home testing (not just the threat) is a great deterrent to drug, alcohol, and tobacco use.”
Contact Information:
Linzy Hildreth
(214) 797-TEST
DRUG TEST YOUR TEEN
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