MOUNT ANGEL - Parents who suspect their kids may be using drugs now have a free tool in their arsenal to discover the truth - a drug test by the Mount Angel Police Department.

The department recently received a grant from the Oregon Association of Chiefs of Police to allow parents the chance to find out if their suspicions are true, or for kids to prove their parents wrong. Officer Les Defoor from the Mount Angel Police Department said the Parent Aid Program has helped reduce drug-related incidents in many of the communities it has been established in.

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