Employment - Are you afraid of failing a pre-employment drug screening because of something you did in the recent past?   Did you engage in some inappropriate behavior on vacation and now need to know if you can pass a random test if your employer requests one?  Then DTN has a test just for you! You can either come into one of our nationwide  collection sites to have a confidential screening that will have your results in 24-48 hours (call 1-800-989-1206 for the nearest location), or you can purchase a "DTN Instant Home Test Kit" and instantly put your suspicions to rest in the comfort of your own home.

Family Members - Is a child, husband, wife, sibling, parent, or In-Law showing signs of a drug problem?   Would you like some peace of mind?   Then DTN is here for you!   You can simply purchase a "DTN Instant Home Test Kit" and instantly put your suspicions to rest in the comfort of your own home.  You can even keep an extra test kit in the house for follow-up tests or as a reminder to that special family member that they are loved and are being monitored.

Accusations - Can't remember what you did at a party or on a date?  Think someone slip you a Mickey while you weren't looking?  DTN is here to help! In addition to the  "DTN Instant Home Test Kit"  our network of nationwide collection sites (call 1-800-989-1206 for the nearest location)  has a wide variety of tests that will give you the answers to the questions that you must ask.

School Functions - Drug and Alcohol testing at the High School and Middle School levels,  by parents and school administrators, may help curb the rising tide of drug and alcohol abuse that is so prevalent  in our schools today. The Statistics below are just some of the examples of why testing is such an important tool.  An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.  Don't be caught off guard!

Drug Use Statistics and Legal Liabilities of Parents

• 60% of youngsters who use marijuana before age 15 go on to use cocaine.
• Between 1992-1995 marijuana usage among 12-17 year olds doubled.
• Adolescents who smoke pot are 85 times more likely to use cocaine than their non-pot smoking peers. 60% of youngsters who use marijuana before they turn 15 go on to use cocaine (American Council for Drug Education, 1997).
• Average age for kids to begin experimenting with illegal substances is 13.
• The potency of marijuana THC levels today is 15-20 times stronger than marijuana in the 1970's.
• On average, kids found by their parents to be using drugs, have been using for two years prior to discovery.
• Most medical insurance policies have a clause that allows them to not pay a medical claim "if there is an illegal substance in the system, or an illegal act is being performed at the time of the loss." Parents can be held legally responsible for those bills.
• Several states are enacting Parental Responsibility Laws in which the parent is held responsible for the behavior of the child.
• If a child brings any amount of a controlled substance into their parent's home or auto, the parent could have that home or auto seized by the federal government, regardless of having no knowledge of their child's behavior.
• Average cost of drug rehabilitation is $20,000-$30,000 a month, with few medical insurers paying anything on such a claim.
• In 1995, 19.9% of 8th-graders have used marijuana. 34.1% of 10th-graders have used marijuana. 41.7% of 12th-graders have used marijuana (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 5/96).
• In 1996, 4.4 percent of high school seniors had used crystal methamphetamine at least once in their lives, an increase from 2.7 percent in 1990. Data shows that 2.8 percent of seniors had used crystal methamphetamine in 1996, more than twice the 1.3 percent reported in 1990 (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 9/97).
• One in five American teenagers have used inhalants to get high (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1996).
• The percentage of 12-to-17-year-olds who have ever tried heroin has more than doubled and just as many eighth-graders as 12th-graders have tried heroin. There were 141,000 new heroin users in 1995, and that there has been an increasing trend in new heroin use since 1992. Estimates of use for other age groups also increased, particularly among youths age 12 to 17: the incidence of first-time heroin use among this age group increased fourfold from the 1980s to 1995 (National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1996).
• In 1996, 6.5 percent of 10th-graders had tried cocaine at least once, up from 5.0 percent in 1995. The percentage of 8th-graders who had ever tried cocaine rose significantly from 2.3 percent in 1991 to 4.5 percent in 1996 (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1/96).