KID-DRUG KIT: NOW HAIR THIS

By DOUGLAS MONTERO

December 8, 2008

A California firm is marketing a Christmas stocking stuffer that can put parents within a hair - literally - of learning whether their kids are on drugs.

With a snip of some locks, mom and dad can get test results within a week on any drug use, including prescription pills and liquids, in the last 90 days.

HairConfirm is already a hit in New York, which accounts for 15 percent of its sales, said Zeynep Ilgaz, president of Confirm Biosciences, the home-testing kit's San Diego-based producer.

The $89.99 kit comes with a hair-specimen collector and a prepaid FedEx overnight envelope marked "Extremely Urgent." Parents are sent lab reports declaring their kids non-users or "recreational," "daily/weekend" or "constant" users.

"With hair, you cannot cheat with these tests," said Ilgaz, whose company also offers parents a free counseling hot line.

A teen outside a Manhattan high school said, "Yo, get the f-- outta here!" when told what the kit can do.

[NYPOST]