Substance Abuse in the Family
As a society, we tend to envision children laughing in playgrounds, playing video games, and enjoying life with no responsibility. The number of children in Tucson being exposed to drugs, mainly from their guardians, are increasing. Although drugs may not be physically handed to the child by the parent, they are still at exposure to many health risks, whether it be second hand smoke, prenatal, or paraphernalia lying around the house. To ensure the safety of children and their health, Tucson should reach out to more chaotic drug driven homes and offer more help to proactively stop exposure, in turn stopping disabilities, keep families close and peaceful like intended to be.
Parents who are drug abusers don’t realize …show more content…
Children on their path through education often have a hard time due to “the lack of encouragement and support from parents” (sobernation). Parents who abuse substances often experience severe mood swings leaving children to be unsure as to how their parents will be feeling on any day. Household rules may be non-existent because the parents are not dependable enough to set them up and uphold them. This state of uncertainty creates a deep sense of insecurity for children. Studies show how children with parental substance abuse don’t have order or examples set for the child. Not only are expectations unclear and inconsistent, the lack of structure often means children are left to take on greater self-reliance. Children may be responsible for keeping the house picked up, preparing their own meals and caring for their younger brothers and sisters.
On June 5th 2017, just a few months ago, Governor Doug Ducey declared opioid overdoses as a public health crisis. Tucson’s over dosing deaths have raised 74% since 2012, and only 32 of those deaths were from opiates purchased on the black market laced with synthetic ingredients. However, the Arizona Department of Health Services cannot tell if most of the overdoses are coming from pharmacies or through the black market. Because the ADHS is uncertain of exactly how these drugs are circulating, the easy accessibility to these drugs is
As a society, we tend to envision children laughing in playgrounds, playing video games, and enjoying life with no responsibility. The number of children in Tucson being exposed to drugs, mainly from their guardians, are increasing. Although drugs may not be physically handed to the child by the parent, they are still at exposure to many health risks, whether it be second hand smoke, prenatal, or paraphernalia lying around the house. To ensure the safety of children and their health, Tucson should reach out to more chaotic drug driven homes and offer more help to proactively stop exposure, in turn stopping disabilities, keep families close and peaceful like intended to be.
Parents who are drug abusers don’t realize …show more content…
Children on their path through education often have a hard time due to “the lack of encouragement and support from parents” (sobernation). Parents who abuse substances often experience severe mood swings leaving children to be unsure as to how their parents will be feeling on any day. Household rules may be non-existent because the parents are not dependable enough to set them up and uphold them. This state of uncertainty creates a deep sense of insecurity for children. Studies show how children with parental substance abuse don’t have order or examples set for the child. Not only are expectations unclear and inconsistent, the lack of structure often means children are left to take on greater self-reliance. Children may be responsible for keeping the house picked up, preparing their own meals and caring for their younger brothers and sisters.
On June 5th 2017, just a few months ago, Governor Doug Ducey declared opioid overdoses as a public health crisis. Tucson’s over dosing deaths have raised 74% since 2012, and only 32 of those deaths were from opiates purchased on the black market laced with synthetic ingredients. However, the Arizona Department of Health Services cannot tell if most of the overdoses are coming from pharmacies or through the black market. Because the ADHS is uncertain of exactly how these drugs are circulating, the easy accessibility to these drugs is