Secretly drug testing your child can help get answers to questions and concerns about potential drug use without directly confronting them, according to the document. It suggests secretly testing your child to collect evidence of drug use before asking questions or requiring a drug test, in order to avoid uncomfortable confrontations or accusations of wrongdoing from the child. The document also claims secretly testing can prevent a child from trying to conceal their drug use if they know a test will be administered.

1. Why should you secretly drug test your child?
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Seventy-five percent (10 million) of all high school students have used
addictive substances including tobacco, alcohol, marijuana or cocaine; 1 in
5 of them meets the medical criteria for addiction
(http://www.casacolumbia.org/templates/PressReleases.aspx?articleid=641
&zoneid=87). Additionally, 46 percent of high school students currently use
an addictive substance.
Secret drug testing is a way of getting answers to your questions and
concerns about whether your child is using drugs, without having to directly
ask your child.
Getting answers without having to ask your child can give you a huge
advantage.
You can find out in advance whether your child is using drugs. You can
collect evidence. THEN, you can ask direct questions; request a drug test
involving of bodily fluids and/or a make a trip to a medical or counseling
professional.
Get prepared in advance.
Educate yourself. Reflect on what course of action you will follow if your
child’s test shows a “drug-present” result. Will you require immediate
contact with a pediatrician or drug addiction specialist? If so, make those
calls now and be prepared to take these actions.

2. Avoid the issues of breaching trust or uncomfortable confrontations.
Get the proof so you don’t make unfounded accusations. Prepare yourself
for the arguments and counter accusations that your child will likely launch
at you. When unprepared parents enter into a discussion about potential
drug use, they somehow end up being accused of wrong doing by the very
person (child) who has tested positive for drugs.
Get answers without the worry of him/her taking measures to “beat”
the drug test.
This works well when you are suspicious and you want proof prior to
approaching your child about this delicate and potentially deadly matter. If
they know you are testing for drugs, they will try to conceal their drug use
with more diligence.
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family in a teen drug use situation