Can Teens Beat a Home Drug Test Kit?
If you’ve seen what you think might be the signs of drug use or symptoms of drug use in your teen and are considering the idea of using home drug tests, but have worries that your teen might try to beat a drug test if you administered it, then you aren’t alone. If your teen is able to beat a home drug test, then you could get the false impression that no drug problem exists. Ignorance is not bliss. Good urine-based tests come with adulterant detectors to indicate when someone has tampered with a sample. Transparent home drug test kit designs also make it possible to see when foreign substances have been added to a sample. Temperature strips are built into the kits to ensure that a sample is fresh and watching a child urinate can help prevent substitution too. The idea of cheating successfully on a saliva based kit performed right in front of the parent is even a bigger stretch of the imagination. If a parent catches a teen attempting to beat a test, then I would encourage them to seek
