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THE IMPACT OF DRUGS ON FAMILIES AND CHILDREN

PARKS-MONTGOMERY, BRIGITTE
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1029445749

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2002, MS, University of Cincinnati, Education : Criminal Justice.
The use of illegal drugs in America has negatively impacted society so vastly, that it has become common-place in almost every American home. The idealistic family includes a father, mother, and child. Surprisingly, the idealistic family, has suffered greatly due to an overwhelming number of individuals falling prey to drug addiction. Unfortunately, the children in these particular homes endure the greatest emotional distress. In my own personal account, drug abuse within my family caused great emotional distress and life-changing psychological effects. The realization of how chemical dependency and drug addiction affected a person individually as well as the effect on the whole family is to say the least, amazing. Sadly, a vicious cycle can develop unless the abuser is willing to end the cycle of drug dependency. Due in part to the large amount of mothers and fathers abusing illegal substances, grandparents have taken on a new role which can be coined as “second generation parenting”. Although the normalcy of keeping a child within their own family structure is ideal, the stress the grandparents endure raising their children’s children can be overwhelming to all members of the family. Illegal substance abuse has somehow woven its vile threads of addiction within many families and the long-term affects of its use has become prevalent in society today. Personally, my experience of being reared in a home environment where certain family members chose to use illegal drug substances has shown me the specific realms that a non-user is affected, those being: the mental realm, physical realm, and the emotional realm. The use of illegal substances changes the person using illegal substances, changes the other members of the family who are not using illegal substances, and disrupts the equilibrium of what a healthy family should be.
Dr. Francis Cullen (Advisor)
1 p.
drugs and children; families and drugs; how drugs affect children; drugs; children and drugs

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  • PARKS-MONTGOMERY, B. (2002). THE IMPACT OF DRUGS ON FAMILIES AND CHILDREN [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1029445749

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • PARKS-MONTGOMERY, BRIGITTE. THE IMPACT OF DRUGS ON FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. 2002. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1029445749.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • PARKS-MONTGOMERY, BRIGITTE. "THE IMPACT OF DRUGS ON FAMILIES AND CHILDREN." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1029445749

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