Parental Substance Misuse the effects on Children
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It is increasingly clear that parental substance abuse in the United Kingdom often contributes to severe family dysfunction and elevates the risks of child maltreatment.... (Thadani, 2002) For example, parental alcoholism has been associated with child maltreatment (Hochman, 2003),.... ... ... marital conflict (Coombs, 2001), domestic violence (Akers, 2001), and increased risk of long-term psychiatric and social dysfunction among children raised in alcoholics homes (Lawrence, 2000)....