Children at Risk because of Parental Substance Abuse

Author: Lynn X. Huang, Felicia G. Cerbone, Joseph C. Gfroerer Publisher: Office of Applied Statistics, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration Publication: Document Date:                  April 6, 2004 Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children Related Categories: Children > Child Welfare Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Substance Abuse   This paper provides information about the number of children in the United States who are at risk because their biological, step, adoptive, or foster parents abuse drugs or alcohol.  It finds that a large number of children live with parents who are either substance dependent, substance users, or in need of treatment. Click to read this article... (HTML) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link