is there a test for tobacco use?

Question

I caught my 13 yr old son chewing. Broke my heart! I would have never thought he woulda done it. He harps on my husband all the time for doing it. I know all of his friends do it. I told him his grandfather lost 10 siblings to cancer.his grandmother lost 4 to cancer. I'm scared to death for him. I know they have other tests out you can do but can you get 1 for tobacco? if so, where? I know alot of you will think this is terrible of me but I love my son more than life itself and I will do ANYTHING to protect him from this. Until he passes this phase of thinking it's cool to chew.

Answer 1

There are many drug test kits for nicotine. Nicotine leave the body very quickly though, 24hrs. It is unethical to do drug tests like that though. Also, proving that he is doing will not stop him from it. Try giving him infomation about how severe addiction to a substance is and not trying to tell him what he should or should not put into his own body. You want him to make the choice on his own, there is nothing you can do to stop him for doing bad things to himself, besides informing him. He know about the bad effects of it, you should try and focus on the fact that it is addicting. People can deal with doing bad things to themselfs but no one like to know that they are giving up their own free will.

Answer 2

yes, look for a cotinine detection test. This will only show in the urine for about 2 - 4 days after nicotine use though....a hair test could be done, but it's probably not worth it.

Just make him very well-informed and maybe tell your husband to stop too to be a good example. Kids learn by example.

Answer 3

either take him to the hospital and scare the **** out of him by showing him the ****** up things that tobacco does or just beat him til he listens. sorry for the language.

Answer 4

Check Meijer's they have several test kits for different things there.

Answer 5

Smell his breath.