In an interesting new discovery, worried parents, in order to keep a better check on their children, are reportedly hiring private investigators and buying drug testing kits, much more than ever before.

Many PIs have revealed that parents are now turning to them in large number to watch their teenage children, regularly checking for drug use, and this is not just limited to their own children as parents also employ these services to keep an eye of their kids' friends and associates.

Security Services owner Neil Gordon has shared that many parents came up to him when they felt that they had lost touch with their children, particularly teenagers, and Kingswood Investigations executive director Harry Klavins also admitted to getting "occasional" similar enquiries from worried parents.

"We can put them under surveillance and investigate the social activities of their associates. We look at what these people are up to, where they work and patterns of behavior. Parents are mainly concerned about whom their teenagers are associating with and if they're using drugs", Mr. Gordon explained.

Fees for PIs, on an average, start from $300 for a single 4 hour session. This also includes about half-an-hour of consultation.

While some parents are turning to PIs, some others have decided to take matters into their own hands and are testing children using Hairconfirm drug-testing kits.