Pubdate: Tue, 31 Jul 2001
Source: Parksville Qualicum Beach News (CN BC)
Copyright: 2001 Parksville Qualicum Beach News
Contact:  http://www.pqbnews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1361
Author: Lee Eisenstein
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/testing.htm (Drug Testing)

TESTING ONLY STEERS KIDS TOWARD OTHER DRUGS

I would like to share some news for parents who plan on "drug 
testing" their children, "Putting parental suspicions to rest" July 
24.

Marijuana, the safest drug containing substance known to man, stays 
in the body and will show up in drug tests for over a month. This 
means that you will be able to tell, for at least a month, if your 
child has used, or been exposed to cannabis.

Hard drugs like heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and alcohol are 
completely flushed from the body in less than two days. This means 
that your child could use hard drugs and only two days later produce 
a clean drug test!

Young people are not stupid and since prohibition results in zero 
regulation, guess which drugs your kids will gravitate towards, once 
you start testing them? Congratulations! You are now pushing your 
children towards the use of hard drugs.

Signed: Lee Eisenstein, Watsonville, CA
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