Why Drug Test Kids?

Benefits of Psychemedics School Drug Testing Programs

• Higher Academic Performance

• Increased Daily Attendance Rates

• Created a Tangible Deterrent Program

• Identified Students Needing Intervention

• Positive Impact on Morale

• Increased Enrollment

• Higher Standardized Test Scores

• Improved Behavior from Students

Adolescent Substance Use: America’s #1 Public Health Problem

• Drug use increasing, teens think since it's legal in Colorado for adults it's ok for them to use.

• Frequency of use increasing

• Potency of use increasing by 20%

• Teen attitudes on dangers of drugs declining

• Prescription & designer drugs now the rage.

More Teens using drugs at school – survey finds

60% of high school students and 32% of middle school students say students keep, use or sell drugs on their school grounds.

36% say it’s easy or fairly easy for students to use drugs or smoke without getting caught.

Teens estimate that 17% of classmates use drugs, drink or smoke during the school day.

Almost half of high school students know a student who sells drugs at their school.

More than half of high school students say there’s a place on school grounds or near the school where students go to drink, use drugs or smoke during the school day.