Home drug tests

Home drug tests can be a salvation for parents who feel their child or teenager may be taking drugs, but they are frightened initially to ask for help. The Internet now offers parents with a means of obtaining information and advice on the consumption of drugs anonymously, and that anonymity can be preserved a later stage, using home drug tests for determining whether or not a child needs professional help.

In SNS report "Statistics of the Drug Misuse and Youth: England, 2006," 19 percent (one in five) of secondary school children claimed to have taken drugs in the last year, in 2005. 4 per cent, from 11 years of age, children had inhaled a substance volatile and 1 per cent had tried cannabis. In children aged 15, 27 per cent had taken cannabis.

A disturbing 4 per cent of children in secondary education in 2005, admitted having used a Class A drug in the last year (cocaine, crack, ecstasy, amphetamines, when injected, heroin, LSD, magic mushrooms and methadone). 12 percent claimed to have used marijuana, currently a Class C drug.

With these figures in mind, it is only natural that parents are concerned about your child take drugs, as well as the negative impact of this on their lives, from poor school performance, social / behavioral problems and serious risks to health Assustador and simple fact that they are breaking the law.

The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 states it is an offence to illegally possess or supply a controlled drug, even if the drug is provided free of charge, instead of the traditional "trading" where drugs are exchanged for money.

The penalties for dealing with a Class A drug can incur a penalty of imprisonment up to life. With a Class A drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy or heroin is up to seven years' imprisonment or an unlimited fine or both. Dealing a Class C drugs such as cannabis currently carries a penalty of up to 14 years or an unlimited fine or both. With Cannabis can result in a penalty of imprisonment up to two years or an unlimited fine or both.

The results of an ICM Research poll, which previously appeared in the News of the World on Sunday showed that 82% of parents and 66% of children support drug testing in schools and the parents of the 1000 respondents, 96% said they would like to know if their son or daughter was taking drugs. Unfortunately, we are few schools have signed up to test the students and many young people remain vulnerable to exposure to drugs with no formal program to identify the problems.

Home drug tests parents can offer the opportunity to test your child in the privacy of their own home as a first step to determine if your child is at risk. The mere knowledge that a testing program is in place at home can be an effective deterrent to use illicit drugs, plain old curiosity or peer pressure to share drugs handed out among friends.

A negative result home drug test will bring peace of mind for parents worried and if a home drug test is positive, the parents are notified and forearmed with confidential information to seek, professional help from a doctor or a drug treatment centre.