Teens Regain Parents’ Trust Using Drug Testing

Teenagers who’ve lost their parents’ trust by abusing substances and lying to cover it up have been given a way to earn it back. Using home testing kits, parents can substantiate drug-, alcohol-, and tobacco-free claims made by their kids.

St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) February 20, 2006 -- Teenagers who’ve lost their parents’ trust by abusing substances and lying to cover it up have been given a way to earn it back. Using home testing kits, parents can substantiate drug-, alcohol-, and tobacco-free claims made by their kids. False accusations and misplaced trust may become a thing of the past for parents using such an approach.

“When parents and teens agree on a means of reestablishing trust, then relationships can be salvaged long before they deteriorate beyond repair,” says Mason Duchatschek, the executive director of TestMyTeen.com, a Missouri-based company that supplies testing kits to parents online. According to Duchatschek, parents who realize the personal and financial liabilities associated with their child’s potential drug rehabilitation, legal fees, or incarceration are much less likely to take a “wait and see” approach.

Duchatschek observed that teens who initially resented the idea of being tested often began to welcome the opportunity if it meant they could get their privileges back more quickly. Additionally, the words “My parents test me” have served as a socially acceptable excuse for many kids in rejecting the pressure of pushy peers to keep using substances.

To ensure accuracy, kits utilize the same technologies found in medical labs and clinics. Because they’re ordered via the Internet, shipped using nondescript packaging, and administered by parents in the privacy of their home, confidentiality is protected.

Additional resources for parents are available at www.TestMyTeen.com.

NOTE TO EDITOR: Duchatschek available for interview.

Contact: Mason Duchatschek, TestMyTeen.com, 1-314-414-5500

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