Home Drug Testing

Some of Beth's friends take drugs, and, no matter how many times we've talked about drugs and what a bad choice they are making, she still defends them. In her mind, it's a choice they have a right to make - never mind that the drugs are illegal. For her part, she does seem to at least be smart enough to never want to become addicted to anything. I still worry sometimes, though, realizing how easy it would be for her to get drugs from her friends.

I admit I have gone online and looked up home drug testing kits, wondering if it would be a good idea. The tests I saw before were to test the urine for drugs, but apparently that is only accurate for a few days after drug use. Today I was reading about one I hadn't seen before, the Hair Confirm Home Drug Testing Kit. By testing a hair sample, they can get a 90-day drug history. Even occasional drug use will show up, where random urine testing might miss it. This ought to work as a pretty good drug prevention tool. If kids know the test will show any drug use in the past 90 days, they will surely think twice before even trying drugs - knowing they can't get away with it. Still, I'm torn over whether testing my kids for drugs is the right thing to do, unless I start seeing signs that really make me think they are taking drugs.