For a nominal fee parents can now at home perform a urinalysis that provides instant results to detect the presence of 10 types of drugs in their child's system: marijuana; cocaine; amphetamine; methamphetamine; barbiturates; opiates; oxycodone; MDMA, or Ecstasy; benzodiazepines; and proxyphene. There are also saliva swabs, which can be easily stored in a car's glove compartment, as well as oral tests that detect alcohol and tobacco use.
2006-09-20 03:22:07 · 32 answers · asked by Seeker 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
I don't think it helps. If you're a good parent and know how to talk to them, they shouldn't do drugs. If they do them anyway, (genetics or peer pressure) they will find ways around it, there are plenty of things out there that flush that stuff out of your system. Besides it's an invasion of privacy and they will resent you for it.
2006-09-20 03:28:36 · answer #1 · answered by melodyzsong214 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i have to agree that if parents do feel they have to drug test a child then they obviously were not paying enough attention to there activities and whereabouts.
other then that i think its a great idea! kids need to be watched nowadays because it seems like young kids are getting into stuff that they really shouldnt be. putting fear into a child that you'll do a drug test if you feel they were doing something inappropriate is good because then they'll think twice when they go to a party or something.
of course the question after that is: What if its detected that your child WAS doing this stuff? Do you turn them in to the cops? Do you ground them for life? Do you put them in a juvineile hall?
It doesnt really matter because as long as your getting your kid off the street with that stuff sooner, the better off they are later.
so in all: its a really good idea
2006-09-20 03:44:23 · answer #2 · answered by ice hcky rulz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if a parent suspects drug abuse in their child that it is absolutely a good idea to test the child for drug use. Even the best parent in the world can have a child turn to drugs. There are so many people out there trying to influence children to try drugs and there is a lot of peer pressure on children. I would test my child if I ever suspected it because I would want to address the problem immediately and get them the help they needed. I would not want to be in denial about the problem. To many children die because this problem is overlooked and parents don't want to admit that a problem does exist.
2006-09-20 03:32:03 · answer #3 · answered by kimkim72 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the parent has enough reason to distrust their child and suspect drug or alcohol use, then I think that this is a good idea. It's getting harder for parents to keep up with their kids, so many of them today have full time jobs on top of being a parent, housekeeper, cook, laundry service, etc... They just don't always have the time home to know exactly where their kids are going, who they are with, what they are doing.
It could be a good way to help keep kids off drugs too. A teen wouldn't want to smoke dope if he know that mom has a drug test she gives him every night when he gets home.
2006-09-20 03:26:43 · answer #4 · answered by welches_grape_jelly 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Great question. Even the most menial of job positions requires a drug test these days. They need to get used to the idea. As a parent it is your responsibility to oversee the safety and health of your children. I see this as nothing more than an extention of my parental obligations. Personal responsibility and consequence are part of the real grown up world. What do we teach our children if we don't teach them this valuable lesson? and what do we loose on society if we haven't?
As regards the privacy issue, privacy in our modern world is a myth propogated by idealistic naievete. Harsh but true.
2006-09-20 04:08:11 · answer #5 · answered by anon_y_muse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gris-gris? Use the voodooo stuff properly- how could u have such a comment?
I think home drug testing kits are excellent, if not for a child with a problem, or who had a problem, then just for back up- Rather safe then sorry. Too late is no joke when it means a drug addict, it is a traumatising situation in the best of families.
2006-09-20 03:36:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it's a good idea. It's about time as far as I'm concerned. I dont think it's an invasion of privacy, it's like saying children can do whatever they like as it's done in private.
As for saying it's the result of bad parenting that's not entirely true either, of course some parents dont give a damn but if they didn't give a damn then they just wouldn't buy the drug testing kits.
2006-09-20 03:24:59 · answer #7 · answered by Emma 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think if a parent has a strong suspicion that their child is using drugs, they have the right to test them. It's best to catch the problem early on.
2006-09-20 03:23:59 · answer #8 · answered by ♥dream_angel♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drug testing and drugs are big business! Everyone is making money off them except the users. I think the parents have the responsibility to know if their kids are using drugs
2006-09-20 03:26:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
As a parent, I agree 100% with that. My children are only 10,9,. and 2, but the first time I suspect that there is anything going on with them, I am testing them right then. It is my job to protect them and teach them and save them from a life of drugs.
2006-09-20 03:27:45 · answer #10 · answered by heaven o 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋