Comments on: Foster Care – Growing Problem of Drugs http://foster-care.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/foster-care-growing-problem-of-drugs Provides information on foster care including adult, respite, and kinship along with resources, struggles that foster parents will face. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:39:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: xxsurroundedbyxy http://foster-care.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/foster-care-growing-problem-of-drugs/comment-page-1#comment-13 xxsurroundedbyxy Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:58:57 +0000 http://foster-care.www.adoptionblogs.com/2008/01/30/foster-care-growing-problem-of-drugs#comment-13 Yes! And it isn't just the exposure to the drugs that are the addiction problem. Parents under the influence engage in behaviors that they MIGHT otherwise not. <br /> <br /> Our current foster child has witnessed an orgy in his living room and was even ordered to watch. I am sure all people involved were under the influence. Being subjected to a live sex act IS child abuse and it was reported. He had to go to the police station (which he fears--also a side effect of parents who do drugs) to give a formal statement to investigators.<br /> <br /> It was discovered this week that mom also sold his urine to friends who needed to pass drug screenings for their employment. This can be tricky since if you do marijuana or meth your child can test positive as well.<br /> <br /> So, really, even though this child was placed as a child of neglect (or even if he had been placed due to the sexual abuse) it all stems from the drug use. So even your percentages above are probably lower than actuality.<br /> <br /> Kim Yes! And it isn’t just the exposure to the drugs that are the addiction problem. Parents under the influence engage in behaviors that they MIGHT otherwise not.

Our current foster child has witnessed an orgy in his living room and was even ordered to watch. I am sure all people involved were under the influence. Being subjected to a live sex act IS child abuse and it was reported. He had to go to the police station (which he fears–also a side effect of parents who do drugs) to give a formal statement to investigators.

It was discovered this week that mom also sold his urine to friends who needed to pass drug screenings for their employment. This can be tricky since if you do marijuana or meth your child can test positive as well.

So, really, even though this child was placed as a child of neglect (or even if he had been placed due to the sexual abuse) it all stems from the drug use. So even your percentages above are probably lower than actuality.

Kim

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