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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 541760"><p>A good home drug test should show opiate use which is what oxycodone or heroin would show up as... the xanax would probably show up as something as well and you should find out what, since you know he is taking that too.</p><p></p><p>So I have a couple of thoughs and questions on this... and this comes from experience, we did a fair amount of home drug testing of our son.</p><p></p><p>So what do you want to get out of drug testing him? To see if he is telling you the truth? The thing is pot stays in your system a long time but some of the other drugs don't... not sure how long heroin stays in your system but i think only a day or two... and some drugs (like LSD) do not show up on drug tests. So the drug test can give you a false sense of reassurance... and once they know you are drug testing them, they find ways to get around it. We literally found bottles of stored pee in my sons room after we kicked him out. Talk about gross!!!</p><p></p><p>What are you going to do differently based on the results? Will you allow him to use the car if he tests clean? Will you confront him for more answers if he tests dirty? Do you think he will then tell you the truth?</p><p></p><p>So before you go that route I would be clear about what you want to get out of testing him, and what difference will it make in how you handle things. </p><p></p><p>If you are only doing it for information, I am not sure you can trust the information totally... and I think you already know your son has a problem with drugs, you just are not sure how big the problem is yet. His behavior will tell you that better than anything else. The fact he is holding down a job, still communicates with you are all good signs... if he gets into it really heavy duty those things will get much worse.</p><p></p><p>The other thing to be aware of are all the OTC medications that kids use to get high... most notably the cough medicines... and some synthetic pot which have been sold as incense and bath salts. None of those show up on home drug tests.</p><p></p><p>TL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 541760"] A good home drug test should show opiate use which is what oxycodone or heroin would show up as... the xanax would probably show up as something as well and you should find out what, since you know he is taking that too. So I have a couple of thoughs and questions on this... and this comes from experience, we did a fair amount of home drug testing of our son. So what do you want to get out of drug testing him? To see if he is telling you the truth? The thing is pot stays in your system a long time but some of the other drugs don't... not sure how long heroin stays in your system but i think only a day or two... and some drugs (like LSD) do not show up on drug tests. So the drug test can give you a false sense of reassurance... and once they know you are drug testing them, they find ways to get around it. We literally found bottles of stored pee in my sons room after we kicked him out. Talk about gross!!! What are you going to do differently based on the results? Will you allow him to use the car if he tests clean? Will you confront him for more answers if he tests dirty? Do you think he will then tell you the truth? So before you go that route I would be clear about what you want to get out of testing him, and what difference will it make in how you handle things. If you are only doing it for information, I am not sure you can trust the information totally... and I think you already know your son has a problem with drugs, you just are not sure how big the problem is yet. His behavior will tell you that better than anything else. The fact he is holding down a job, still communicates with you are all good signs... if he gets into it really heavy duty those things will get much worse. The other thing to be aware of are all the OTC medications that kids use to get high... most notably the cough medicines... and some synthetic pot which have been sold as incense and bath salts. None of those show up on home drug tests. TL [/QUOTE]
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