Peer pressure to try
drugs, alcohol, or tobacco doesn’t end when kids say no. In
fact, pressure can increase when “friends”
try harder to make kids feel like dorks, wimps,
chickens, or outcasts when they don’t go along with the crowd.
However it doesn’t
have to be that way.
“We’ve discovered a
way to work together to fight peer pressure,” says Elsberry
Police Chief, Sam Steward.
The Elsberry Police
Department recently announced a new alliance with
TestMyTeen.com, an organization that has donated $5,000
worth of free home drug test kit vouchers to
be shared anonymously with parents who need them.
Kids now have a
socially acceptable excuse that can stop pushy peers in
their tracks. The words “my parents test me”
are the equivalent of saying I’m 100% certain I’ll get
caught, get in trouble, and asked where I got the stuff.
Parents can access helpful information and get testing kits
for detecting drugs at no charge (limit one per family, only
shipping fees apply) using electronic vouchers provided by
TestMyTeen.com. The electronic vouchers require no
interaction with the police, and protect the anonymity of
parents who redeem them online. Ordering is completed online
from the privacy of your own home and shipping is done using
non-descript packaging to protect privacy.
Chief Steward adds,
“We believe this program offers parents a way to have a
private and early detection intervention method. We also
believe that this deterrent will help keep children from
ruining their lives through drug abuse."
To get
your free kit simply click on the link below and follow the
instructions.
