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ChildGuard™
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The only drug test designed to register
passive exposure. |
Passive Exposure Drug Testing For Child Welfare
Protective Services
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The ChildGuard™
passive exposure drug test provides a new
information window into a child's environment. A
positive result serves as a red flag that something
is wrong. The ChildGuard™ passive exposure
drug test represents a significant advance in
information gathering for child abuse investigations
and other child welfare applications. Appropriate
information can assist in determining appropriate
responses.
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ChildGuard™ testing is non-invasive: a small sample of
the child's hair is snipped then sent to our lab for testing. Once here, we perform a five panel drug screen and confirmatory analysis which can indicate the presence of:
- Amphetamine (methamphetamine)
- Cannabinoids (THC/marijuana)
- Cocaine (crack & cocaine HCI)
- Opiates (heroin)
- Phencyclidine (PCP)
Results are then forwarded to the requesting agency. |
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| ChildGuard™ places the investigative emphasis on the child's environment, and not on personal drug abuse, by modifying conventional hair testing procedures and restricting testing age. |
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A positive ChildGuard™ result indicates that
the child has experienced one or more of the following:
- Passive inhalation of drug smoke;
- Contact with drug smoke;
- Contact with sweat or sebum (skin oil) of a drug
user;
- Contact with the physical drug substance; or
- Accidental or intentional ingestion of illegal
drugs.
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Should you use ChildGuard™?
Check any of the following that apply. If you checked any one, you should consider using ChildGuard™ services.
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I suspect the parents are using drugs, but I have no evidence. |
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I suspect child abuse, but cannot begin any sort of investigation. |
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The parents refuse to submit to substance abuse testing. |
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Guardian acts strangely but the child won't answer questions. |
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The parent explains the child's cuts and bruises as "clumsiness." |
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Something wrong in the home, but I have no objective proof. |
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Children exposed to illegal substances are often exposed to:
violence neglect sexual abuse physical abuse criminals criminal activity
Sadly, more than one problem may exist if there is conclusive evidence that a child has been exposed to drugs or drug abuse.
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ChildGuard™ can help. It is a protective tool for children at risk in abusive environments. ChildGuard™ can provide information about the child's environment for the past three (3) months. What's more, ChildGuard™ is a simple-to-administer substance detection test that simply utilizes a snip of hair.
Please contact us at (360) 546-1986 for more information about ChildGuard™ or any of our other tests.
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