Monsters Down the Hall

Children of addicted parents are more likely to have anxiety disorders or to show anxiety symptoms.
Children of addicted parents are the highest risk group of children to become alcohol and drug abusers due to both genetic and family environment factors.
The influence of parental attitudes on a child’s drug taking behavior may be as important as actual drug abuse by the parents. An adolescent who perceives that a parent is permissive about the use of drugs is more likely to use drugs.
Three of four (71.6%) child welfare professionals cite substance abuse as the top cause for the dramatic rise in child maltreatment since 1986.
Most welfare professionals (79.6%) report that substance abuse causes or contributes to at least half of all cases of child maltreatment; 39.7% say it is a factor in over 75% of the cases.
Each year approximately 11,900 infants are abandoned at birth or are kept at hospitals, 78% if whom are drug-exposed.
Children exposed to prenatally to illicit drugs are 2 to 3 times more likely to be abused or neglected.
Children of addicted parents are more likely to enter foster care.
54% of adolescent runaway and homeless youth reported drug use in the home.
Children of addicted parents exhibit depression and depressive system more frequently than do children from non-addicted families.
Children of addicted parents have a higher rate of behavior problems.