Effects of Parental Substance Abuse?
Question by numbr1TXfan: Effects of parental substance abuse?
What are some effects that parental substance abuse have on children?
Best answer:
Answer by Amanda P
Children whose mothers abused substances while in the womb are at a much higher risk for developing ADHD, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, psychiatric problems, mental retardation, and drug abuse problems of their own. If the mother drinks alcohol, the infant could be born with fetal alcohol syndrome.
As for the effects of seeing the parents do drugs and not being exposed to drugs directly, I don’t really know. I’m sure the modeling effects of that could increase the likelihood of the childen experiementing with drugs themselves.
Addicted newborns increasing in Kentucky, new report says
Babies with the condition experience the physical effects of drug withdrawal, but not the psychological signs of addiction. … “Our hospitals are facing an increasing challenge, with inconsolable newborns who have been exposed to drug abuse in the womb.
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