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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 347393" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>At his age, and the erratic way he is behaving, I'd be worrying about recreational drug use (beyond weed, which doesn't make you violent). Has he ever been surprise drug tested, although not all drugs show up on drug tests. </p><p></p><p>I personally can't see how foster care will help him. I was a foster parent and they really have no more training than you...they do get a nice paycheck for taking in your kid and you will likely have to pay the state child support. If he is that out of control, in my opinion an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) would be better. </p><p></p><p>But I'd search his room when he's gone looking for possible drug clues. Heck, I'd take his cell phone and read his texts and check his Facebook. Having had a daughter who started using at twelve, and made steady progress to hard drugs, I would look at this first and leave no stone unturned. I had no idea she was using drugs. I thought she was bipolar. She's off drugs now. She is not bipolar.</p><p></p><p>Good luck, whatever you decide to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 347393, member: 1550"] At his age, and the erratic way he is behaving, I'd be worrying about recreational drug use (beyond weed, which doesn't make you violent). Has he ever been surprise drug tested, although not all drugs show up on drug tests. I personally can't see how foster care will help him. I was a foster parent and they really have no more training than you...they do get a nice paycheck for taking in your kid and you will likely have to pay the state child support. If he is that out of control, in my opinion an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) would be better. But I'd search his room when he's gone looking for possible drug clues. Heck, I'd take his cell phone and read his texts and check his Facebook. Having had a daughter who started using at twelve, and made steady progress to hard drugs, I would look at this first and leave no stone unturned. I had no idea she was using drugs. I thought she was bipolar. She's off drugs now. She is not bipolar. Good luck, whatever you decide to do. [/QUOTE]
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