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JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN THE ADDICTIONS
Volume 6, Issue 1-2, Pages 1-29Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1300/J160v06n01_01
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Family and substance abuse; impact of family; parental alcohol and drug use; review of literature
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This paper calls for researchers and treatment providers to increase their recognition of the role that family and family functioning has for understanding the incidence and impact of substance abuse. Substance abuse is identified as a family problem by exploring its occurrence within families as well as its impact on marital relationship, family violence, and child abuse and neglect. The impact of substance abuse on the roles of spouses and parents are examined, as is the impact of substance abuse on children at various developmental stages. The role of the family as participant in active substance abuse as well as a valuable treatment resource is also explored. Finally, the authors present recommendations for increasing the focus on family in substance abuse research. (C) 2006 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.
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