DrugTestYourTeen.com is owned and run by the Hildreth family, mom Kim and her two daughters, Linzy and Delaney.
Kim Hildreth was Director of Marketing & Client Relations for a lab in Dallas for nearly 20 years. In the 90's, before Linzy and Delaney were teenagers, she sold the same types of tests sold on this site, then only available to businesses, not for home use. "I was always having a nurse or office person ask for 'samples' because of a problem teenager," she says. "It drove me crazy back then that I couldn't offer them to parents. It seemed so logical. We had a huge problem back then with high school heroin deaths, and the parents around here were crazy with worry. After I left the lab, I still had a box of the tests that I started using when Linzy was about 14. Since then testing has been a regular, accepted deal at our house."
This web site was actually Linzy's idea. At 17, she was devastated when her best friend started using drugs heavily and spending time with a wild crowd. Their friendship ended. Meanwhile, she had seen drug abuse hurt other friends and acquaintances, and even knew kids who died as a direct result of drug and alcohol abuse. She wanted to offer parents the same drug tests that had helped her stay off drugs. Her mother loved the idea, and this web site was created.
Delaney Hildreth brings an important perspective to this trio. She started using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs at 12. Her mom had already started testing Linzy, but didn't think she needed to test young Delaney. "It took me months to catch on," says Kim. "I just never dreamed. I thought she was too young and innocent." But Kim did catch on and started testing Delaney as well. "Testing early for 'gateway drugs' is a great deterrent for young teens," says Delaney. "As a kid, I can tell you absolutely that the kids who smoke cigarettes lead you to the kids that drink, and the kids that drink lead you to the kids who do drugs." Delaney stopped using drugs at 14. "I will never use drugs again," she says.
The three Hildreths are passionate about their message. They hope this site will give parents the tools they need to keep their kids away from cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs, because they know first-hand how dangerous those substances can be.
P.S. Linzy's friendship with her best friend was renewed when that friend became pregnant and was inspired to quit drugs. The baby is healthy and beautiful and the Hildreth family is delighted to have Linzy's friend and her baby in their lives. Isn't she a doll?
