Project Safe

Project Safe is a program set up for drug testing students/adolescents.
Students and adults who use drugs often feel confident about not getting caught.

"How is anybody gonna know? It's not like they're gonna drug test me."

This is the general attitude of students who are using drugs in and out of school. Some schools and parents have joined together and are working with TASC to change this attitude. When a school official has a suspicion that a student is using drugs, the parent or guardian is notified and told that in order for the student to stay in school or to assess the situation further, the student needs to drug screen under Project Safe at any one of the nine locations of TASC.

The student accompanies the parent or guardian or one of TASC's locations and states, "we are here to test for Project Safe." A release of information will need to be signed by the student designating who is to be notified of the test results. The test will be monitored and screened for seven (7) drugs: amphetamines, cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine, THC, LSD, and MDMA. This comprehensive screen is available at discounted pricing. Additional drugs and drug panels are available, such as Club Drug and Date Rape panels

Project Safe is for schools, parents and students interested in drug screening. Parents, teachers, coaches, principals, doctors, etc. can encourage students and/or adolescents to come in. Parents need to accompany minors without a school referral. Students over 18 need a student ID.

We started Project Safe in the fall of 2001. It has been used by schools, parents, therapists and now doctors offices and medical groups.

It is reported to be used as a "mini-intervention." It helps bring drug use in to the open. When schools suspect drug use of a student or group of students, we are able to confidentially work with the parents and/or schools to help evaluate the situation. Parental involvement is always (insisted on) (recommended). Our Project Safe seminar is a four (4) week educational seminar that helps the students, families and/or school with referrals and/or education to help unsell the idea of drugs.