Abstract
Children of Substance Abusing Parents: Child Behavior Data of Brazilian Service
Highlights
Determining the relevant risk factors and protective factors as well as the correlation between them is an important tool for preventing substance abuse
Parental substance abuse is frequently associated with all types of maltreatment; almost 80% of the families who come to the attention of Child Protective Services in the USA have some type of substance abuse problem [4]
When low socioeconomic status is accompanied by other risk factors, it could increase the risk for developmental problems among children and adolescents [17]
Summary
Determining the relevant risk factors and protective factors as well as the correlation between them is an important tool for preventing substance abuse. This study found that, among other risk factors, parents with an addiction to illicit drugs caused substantially harm to the psychological development of their children than parents with only an alcohol addiction. This effect was increased for younger children, who later developed psychiatric disorders or engaged in risky behaviors. In a Brazilian study [5], high rates of child mental health problems (22.4% in children aged 4-17 years) and severe physical punishment (10.1% in children aged 0-17 years) were found, confirming the need to explore the potential association between those risk factors and parental drug misuse more closely. The interactions between the increase in this population of children and the rates of substance use are unavoidable and reinforce a model of addictive behavior
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