Abstract
Parental substance misuse is an increasing cause of concern for social work practice yet currently there is very little UK research into the impact that the misuse of crack cocaine can have on parenting and families or of its implications for social work practice. This small-scale study aims to provide an insight into three families that have experienced the effects of parental crack cocaine misuse. The research involves interviews with three parents who have a history of crack misuse. The interviews explore their retrospective accounts of what life was like for them and their families whilst they were misusing crack. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used to analyse the transcripts. Themes identified included participants talking about prioritising drugs over family life, key coping mechanisms they used and issues around responsibility for children, and difficulty with honesty emerged from the analysis. The implications for social work practice are discussed.
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