http://completedrugtestingsolutions.com/blog Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:11:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to the recent National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse, which is conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University, children whose parents use home drug testing kits are far less vulnerable to drug addiction. The results of the extensive survey have ... http://completedrugtestingsolutions.com/blog/drug-testing/parental-use-of-home-drug-tests-reduces-risk-of-addiction A study designed to gauge the level of concern parents have about different drugs has shown that prescription drug abuse is a hidden threat to adolescents and teenagers across America. National polling firm RT Strategies polled 1,000 adults nationwide as part of Project 7th Grade and First Check's Back to ... http://completedrugtestingsolutions.com/blog/drug-abuse/dangerous-prescription-drug-abuse-flying-under-radar-of-parents The debate over random student drug testing in high schools has often been a contentious one, but today the consensus is that school drug testing programs are a highly effective deterrent to drug abuse. School districts which have implemented drug testing programs have reported tremendous success in the reduction of ... http://completedrugtestingsolutions.com/blog/drug-testing/random-drug-testing-in-schools-proving-highly-successful Emerging scientific data has conclusively linked the advent of powerful hair follicle drug testing to a drastic reduction in dangerous drug abuse by employees across the country. Since hair follicle drug tests became the predominant employment drug testing method, businesses and corporations, results have shown a severe decline in the ... http://completedrugtestingsolutions.com/blog/drug-testing/hair-follicle-drug-testing-leads-to-drastic-reduction-in-dangerous-drug-use After a decade of expanded drug testing programs in American schools, there is now conclusive evidence that school drug testing is the most effective deterrent to teen drug abuse. Federal officials have found that “an average of one school a month around the country has added testing programs in the ... http://completedrugtestingsolutions.com/blog/drug-testing/the-school-drug-testing-movement-is-growing-everyday With drug testing becoming an increasingly useful tool for both parents and employers since the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved at home drug testing kits in 1997. Strict guidelines were instituted to ensure that testing kits are manufactured according to FDA standards. The FDA has also required drug ... http://completedrugtestingsolutions.com/blog/drug-testing/home-drug-testing-kits-gain-fda-approval Responding to the rising tide of drug abuse in suburbs across the country, government and school officials in Suffolk County, Long Island have demonstrated clearly that home drug test kits are the best deterrent available. A new program has distributed 350 home drug test kits to parents of high school ... http://completedrugtestingsolutions.com/blog/drug-testing/suffolk-county-home-drug-testing-program-leads-the-way Parents can usually rely on their instincts to alert them to a child’s potential drug abuse, but it can sometimes be very difficult to determine exactly which illicit substances are being used. Because many illegal drugs have similar symptoms, like watery and bloodshot eyes, erratic behavior, and withdrawal from family ... http://completedrugtestingsolutions.com/blog/drug-testing/multi-substance-tests-enable-parents-to-prevent-drug-abuse In the decade spanning from 2000 to 2009, America witnessed an alarming rise in the abuse of methamphetamine, which is a drug that causes extreme hyperactivity, erratic and violent behavior, and physical deterioration. Also known by the street names “meth,” “speed,” and “tweak,” methamphetamine is an extremely dangerous drug that, ... http://completedrugtestingsolutions.com/blog/drug-testing/methamphetamine-drug-testing-kits-are-an-invaluable-resource In previous eras, the issue of drug abuse in schools was thought to be a problem for only a fringe element of students, but today we know that even successful student-athletes can fall prey to the dangers of addiction. The pressures which come from balancing academics and athletics can combine ... http://completedrugtestingsolutions.com/blog/drug-testing/student-athlete-drug-testing-proves-highly-effective