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Random drug abuse prevention testing of children, teens, and young adults for "Parents Taking Action"!

OHS Health and Safety Services, Incorporated

"PARENTS TAKING ACTION"-  An OHS, Inc. Community Service Project 

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Random drug testing of "Youth at Risk" children of  Orange County families.

"Drug-Use Is Life Abuse"  -  Drug-Use Is Self-Abuse  -  Drugs Destroy Dreams!

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Are you a Parent?  Here's a link to an important article you should also read today:
"Drug-abuse: Parent's FAQ" (Frequently Asked Questions)

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"Parents Taking Action" ("PTA")
A Community Service Project of OHS Health & Safety Services, Inc.

Parents Taking Action (PTA ) is a special OHS™ random drug testing and substance abuse prevention program for children who are abusing drugs, and/or who are frequently exposed to drug use, or who are being pressured to "try" drugs by their peers.  Our program is open to all families in Costa Mesa and the 60 other communities throughout Orange County, California.  Parents Taking Action is offered exclusively as a community service of OHS Health & Safety Services, Incorporated.

Drug testing is NOT about "catching" people abusing drugs...
it's about PREVENTING drug-abuse!

We are willing to help "Parents Taking Action" to help their children...to either avoid beginning or to discontinue substance abuse.  At the request and with the cooperation of the parent or parents of a child using drugs or exposed to drug-use, the child can be enrolled - FREE OF CHARGE - into a computerized random-selection drug testing program confidentially maintained and managed by OHS™ without cost to the parents.  

There is no age limit placed on our PTA Program participants, although the majority of those currently participating in our PTA Program are between the ages of 9 and 18.  All meetings with parents and their child and all testing is conducted at OHS, Inc. offices.  (CLICK HERE for our phone number, address, and a map with driving directions.)  All arrangements for a first meeting and for discussing the child's enrollment acceptance are made by speaking exclusively with Jean Poole, CEO of OHS™.  Jean is the creator and General Administrator of the Parents Taking Action Program for OHS™ and can be reached by calling (949) 764-9301 ext 204.

On the first visit to OHS™ by one or both or the parent and their child, a short but highly reliable psychological questionnaire is administered (FREE OF CHARGE) to the child.  This test helps determine if the child has a propensity to "try" or to "use" drugs.  (The test is similar to that given to individuals to help determine if they have a "impulsive-compulsive" personality.)

The child is then asked to provide a specimen for testing.  The specimen is sent to a certified lab and tested for the presence of substances of abuse, including "alcohol" and also the so-called "club" or "rave" party drugs so popular with young adults today.  If the initial lab test (or "screen") indicates a drug or drugs are present, the lab automatically performs a second, more sophisticated test on the same specimen sample to "confirm" whether or not the results of the initial screen were accurate.  (CLICK HERE to review, "Is drug testing accurate?", and more details of this two-test process.)  A $25 charge to the parent for their child's drug test is the only cost associated with our program.  All other associated services are provided free of cost to the parent and child.

CLICK HERE for the phone number and "Parents taking Action" contact information elsewhere on this page.

Results of the drug test are usually back from the lab within two business days of the child's visit to OHS™.  The results (whether positive OR negative) are reported with strict confidentially, and ONLY to the parent.  Free "Parents Taking Action" information is also offered to parents by OHS™ that will help them initiate one or more effective and proven methods to better "manage" or "control" (essentially, forms of discipline other than corporal punishment) their child at home if one or more tests come back "positive" for drugs.

The second and subsequent visits and drug tests of the child at OHS™ are automatically scheduled by our computer at randomly-selected future dates.  These dates are established entirely by our computer's random number generator, not by any OHS™ staff member.  This "random" method of establishing the dates for subsequent testing accomplishes two important elements of a successful substance abuse prevention program:  (1) it takes the pressure off of a "personally-involved" person (i.e., Mom or Dad) to "name the test date", and, (2) it continually keeps the child (and even the parent) "out of the loop" as to just "when" the child must provide the next specimen for testing.  Since most drugs stay in the system (are detectable in urine) only 1-3 days, this second "random-test-dates" element is especially critical in helping the child to "stay on their toes", i.e., to STAY CLEAN between testing dates, and ultimately, stay clean for good!

HOW LONG DO DRUGS (including alcohol) STAY in your system?  Not very long!  CLICK HERE to see why "frequent", "random" drug testing is so necessary if you suspect drug-use.

The cost for each drug test is $25.  There are NO OTHER CHARGES associated with participation in our "Parents Taking Action" Program.  The psychological testing, the informal counseling, and any referrals given are all provided FREE OF COST to the parent.  The random selection of testing dates by our computer is also provided free of cost.  The $25 for the drug test, then, includes these five processes: (1) a computer-generated date for a random drug test, (2) a collection of your child's urine sample on that random date at OHS™ offices, (3) shipment of the specimen to a certified laboratory for testing, plus, (4) a second "confirmation" test if the initial test is positive, and (5) a CONFIDENTIAL reporting of the lab result directly to ONLY YOU, the parent.

The $25 testing fee can be paid by personal check, cash, or credit card at the time of the child's visit for testing.  IT IS NOT NECESSARY for the parent to accompany the child to OHS™ for the follow-up random tests...if the child has alternative transportation.  However, if the child does not show up for testing as scheduled, the parent is notified of the child's failure to appear.


Don't forget to read this article today, too:  Drug-abuse: Parent's FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

MOM-DAD...HERE ARE SOME OTHER THINGS TO THINK ABOUT IF YOU REALLY FEEL THAT YOU NEED TO "THINK ABOUT IT" SOME MORE BEFORE YOU FINALLY "TAKE ACTION":

DRUG-ABUSE DETERRENCE
OCCURS ONLY THROUGH DISCOVERY AND ACTION!

Do you have reason to suspect (or do you know) that your child has used illegal drugs OR is misusing legal drugs?

Then, unfortunately, your suspicions are probably well founded!

Most often, as parents we want to believe and trust our children.  Especially, even when we KNOW there is a problem, like most drug-users themselves we are simply in DENIAL.  As a result, we are too slow in taking the action steps necessary to prevent a substance abuse problem from escalating into a crisis (and perhaps life-threatening) situation  

Our “Parents Taking action” (PTA) Program offers parents and children considerable help through psychological testing and physical testing to identify the existence and degree of a abuse problem.  Once a problem is identified, follow-up programs exist to help guide both parent and child through the process of treatment.

Psychological screening:  AT NO CHARGE TO THE PARENT, we administer a Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI) Test to your child.  SASSI helps identify the degree of "probability" of your child having a substance dependence disorder.  Interpretations of SASSI profiles also suggest possibilities that will be helpful in planning suitable treatment if such a disorder is determined to exist.  Subtle questions covered in the SASSI testing enable us to identify alcohol and other drug problems even when a child does not "openly" acknowledge drug use.  

Physical testing:  Physical sample (urine or hair) testing can identify the substance or substances being abused.  If a problem is identified, ongoing random testing can be initiated to help the child to resist abuse and record their progress in doing so.  Both the physical test and the random selection for testing dates are managed by "us" (i.e., we are a “third party”) and not by the child's parents.  Therefore, the parent need not feel "guilty" nor feel a need to apologize or make excuses to their child for initiating the process of treatment (i.e., testing) or setting the random dates for testing.

Free referral services:  Appropriate referrals - free of charge - can be made to both community and private programs throughout Orange County for other substance abuse management and parental guidance services.

Who/where to call for more information about this Program

IN SUMMARY, HERE IS WHAT OUR PROGRAM PROVIDES PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN:

If you want to be a "Parent Taking Action" at home but your family lives outside of Orange County, California you still have an opportunity to act!   CLICK HERE for information about our ImmediaTest™ drug test kits that we can ship to you...to your home or office.

Have you read this article yet?  Drug-abuse: Parent's FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Drug testing is NOT about "catching" people abusing drugs...
it's about PREVENTING drug-abuse!

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Do you have other questions about our "Parents Taking Action" Program?  For more information or for an appointment, please contact only "Jean", our CEO at OHS™:

Jean H. Poole, CEO
OHS Health & Safety Services, Inc.
949.764.9301 ext.  204 

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