| The alarming statistics of substance abuse among | | | | obtained in a matter of minutes, and can detect the |
| children and teens has prompted many parents to | | | | presence of many different types of drugs. The time |
| take a more aggressive approach to monitoring the | | | | frame that can be determined by these tests can go |
| activities of their young ones. This can mean that the | | | | back as far as 72 hours or more. |
| parent is keeping an eye on any new or unusual | | | | It should be noted that of all the drug test kits in |
| behavior, asking more questions about what their kids | | | | Canada, only one can be considered as being |
| are doing every day, and looking for signs of drug or | | | | positively 99.9% accurate according to mandated |
| alcohol use. | | | | guidelines for substance levels in the body. The hair |
| Although many of the indications of substance abuse | | | | follicle test is the only test that can screen for drug use |
| are rather obvious, like slurred speech or bloodshot | | | | in the past 90 days. The sample is tested in a CLIA |
| eyes, there are ways that a resourceful child can | | | | certified laboratory which tests samples using gas |
| cover up certain telltale signs that they are using drugs | | | | chromatography and mass spectrometry which is |
| or alcohol. For this reason, drug test kits in Canada are | | | | very accurate and can provide amounts and a timeline |
| becoming more popular every day as an aid to | | | | of drug use. |
| parents who want to protect their children from the | | | | The other types of drug test kits in Canada mentioned |
| dangers of substance abuse. | | | | above do contain pre-set cutoff levels that adhere to |
| The problem that many parents will face when | | | | SAMHSA guidelines to provide a cut-off level of the |
| embarking on a drug detection program is the intrusion | | | | substance. This allows for use of some prescription |
| into their privacy that a child may feel. That is why | | | | drug use at low, monitored levels. |
| home drug tests have been designed to be as | | | | The best deterrent to substance abuse is to spend |
| unobtrusive as possible. A small sample is all that is | | | | time with your family and be involved in their lives. |
| required for test purposes, and the test itself is | | | | Sometimes though, you just won’t know. In that |
| conducted in the privacy of the home. This can help to | | | | case, especially in situations where drug or alcohol use |
| reduce the invasive nature of any drug or alcohol | | | | is suspected, drug test kits in Canada can be the extra |
| testing program. | | | | step that is needed in order to reassure everyone that |
| Saliva and urine tests are the fastest way to | | | | the dangers of substance abuse are not taking hold in |
| determine the presence of drugs in a person’s | | | | the home. |
| system. The results of these types of tests can be | | | | |