Substance Abuse Research Paper

Withdrawal of drugs is also an effective drug abuse and addiction treatment. Drug abuse and addiction not only affects the patient, but also his or her family. “Family members may experience feeling of abandonment, anxiety, fear, anger, concern, embarrassment, of guilt; they may wish to ignore or cut ties with the person abusing substances” (Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy). Parental drug abuse can have negative impact on children of role modeling, trust, and concepts of normative behavior. It also negatively affects the home environment, which can lead to child maltreatment; children exposed to parent’s drug abuse are at high risks of accident and injuries. “According to the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information, …show more content…
“The lives of millions of children are touched by substance use disorders (SUDs)” (Protecting Children in Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders). Moreover, pregnant women who overuse drugs can harm the fetus and cause lifelong issues in the child after the birth. Children who are born after the parental exposure to drugs, often are born prematurely or born with a low birth weight. As they get older, compared to children whose parents do not have substance disorder, children who are exposed to parental drug abuse are more likely to have physical, intellectual, social, and emotional issues, such as difficulty in focusing attention, learning disabilities, and poor social adjustment. However, the fundamental solution of the family or child abuse involving drug abuse is the withdrawal of drugs. This treatment is often called as detoxification because you are getting rid of addictive substances out of the patient’s body. There may be symptoms of drug withdrawal including: craving for drugs, nausea and vomiting, chills and sweats, muscle cramps and body aches, sleeplessness, severe negative moods, and so