Posted By: Ken
Alltucker
Topics:
BUSINESS BLOGS,
ARIZONA MOMS
Sectors: Biotech & Health
Gone are the days of searching under your kid's mattress or sock drawer.
Seems there's a new high-tech way of finding out whether your child uses
not-quite-legal substances.
A San Diego company now sells a mail-in drug test. All you have to do is
pluck a hair from your child's head and send it to the company's lab. Within
24 to 48 hours, your beloved son or daughter may have some serious
explaining to do.
The test, called Hair Confirm Prescription, tests for one dozen
illegal or prescription drugs commonly abused by teens. It costs $89.99.
Confirm BioSciences, the company that sells the kit, bills the test as a way
parents can regain control.
“Hair Confirm is designed to help parents take a proactive role in
preventing their children’s illegal and prescription drug use,” said Zeynep
Ilgaz, CEO of Confirm BioSciences. “Talking with your child about drugs and
taking preventive measures like hair drug testing can be a significant
factor in preventing substance abuse.”
No word yet on whether Confirm is developing a trust-detection kit.
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