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DO YOU SUSPECT THAT YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER IS USING
DRUGS?
NOW THERE IS HELP!
Aid for Parents
Where can you turn when you suspect your son or daughter is experimenting with
drugs? Too many parents go on suspecting because they don't feel they have
anywhere to turn for help. They go on suspecting until a child's drug use
results in destroyed relationships, school failure, arrests and eventually
....... a broken life.
Now help is just a phone call away from one of the
most unlikely sources ....... your local police agency. Law enforcement
professionals will test your child for drug use in a strictly confidential way
in which information about your child is kept between you and your child. It
goes no further.
Law enforcement professionals recognize the problems
that parents face today because police officers have kids too. The negative
impacts of drug abuse touch all of us, from every walk of life; in every
community ...... no one is exempt. That's why the law enforcement community in
conjunction with other community partners created "Parent Aid".
What is Parent Aid?
Parent Aid is a new, simple and confidential urinalysis
drug-testing program designed to help parents identify drug abuse problems
in their kids before disaster strikes. The
centerpiece of the Parent Aid program is the InstaCup(TM)
Multi-Drug Screen Test System offered by martin Diagnostics International, Inc.
This accurate test detects illegal drug use.
Features
Free: The
Parent Aid test is free of charge to a parent of any child under 18 years of
age. Quick:
Accurate: Rapid testing with the Parent Aid InstaCup(TM)
is proven to be as accurate as laboratory screening tests. The test is performed
in a confidential and convenient setting. In the event a parent questions the
results of a test, a laboratory confirmation test is available at a reasonable
cost. Confidential:
The testing is completely private, results are confidential
and no personal information about the test is kept by the police department.
Common Questions
How do I know if my son or daughter is using
drugs? If you suspect your child may be
using drugs but you aren't sure, look for some of the warning signals. They may
be your first clues to a drug problem.
- Deterioration in school performance
- Secrecy
- Attitude changes
- Behavior problems
- High-risk behavior such as stealing
- Extreme mood swings (watch for depression)
- Sexual promiscuity
- Withdrawal from family activities
- Changes in friends
- Changes in eating habits
- Changes in sleep patterns
- Difficulty waking adolescent
- Peculiar odors on clothing
- Missing alcohol or money from home
- Slurred speech
- Appearing "spaced-out"
- Dilated pupils
- Presence of drug paraphernalia (pipes, pill boxes,
straws, spoons, cigarette papers, etc.)
- Clothing depicting drug themes
How Do I Begin?
- Pick up the phone and call or email the contact
person.
- Schedule a time for the test and ask any
questions you might have.
Please call:
Don Hemstreet at 266-4024 ext. 261 or Email Don Hemstreet
Common Questions
What Should I Expect?
The test takes about 3 - 8 minutes in a completely
confidential setting at the police department or at another designated location.
A police officer (test certified) will provide a consent form for you and your
child to sign. This form assures you of confidentiality. Next, your child will
be given InstaCup(TM) in which to provide a small sample
of urine. The officer will then take the testing device and will begin the
testing procedure. In just minutes, drug test results will be read from InstaCup(TM).
Can Drug Tests Be Beaten?
The Parent Aid testing program virtually eliminates
the possibility that someone will "trick" the drug test (by dilution or
adulteration) by using a test call Intect 7(TM) designed
to expose attempts to influence the drug test results.
What If The Test Result Is
Positive?
When test results are positive, every effort is made
to provide the parent and child with information regarding drug treatment
programs and other community based support services available to them.
If you suspect your son or daughter is using illegal
drugs, don't ignore the signs and don't delay. Instead, pick up the phone and
call the Canby Police Department. One call may keep your child
from ruining their life ..... and yours. make the call!
Canby Police Dept.
122 N. Holly
Canby, Oregon 97013
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