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What to do if your child has a drug addicted parent?

What to do if your child has a drug addicted parent?

Although children living with drug-addicted parents engage in similar struggles, each child’s care needs are unique and should be treated as such. There are multiple and increasing resources for children who are looking for help for their parents.

Is it bad to have a parent who is an addict?

If you’re a child, having an addict as a parent is not your fault. Internalizing your parent’s substance abuse will only cause you added grief and potentially create long-term future mental health issues. You don’t have to take on this problem by yourself.

Can a parent who is an alcoholic help their child?

Condemning parents does not necessarily help them or their children. Instead, the social stigma against addicts and alcoholics discourages both parents and children from reaching out for help.

Who are some famous children of drug addicted parents?

Some famous examples of children of drug addicted parents who had faced drug issues themselves were Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of singers Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston, and Peaches Geldof, daughter of musician Bob Geldof and television presenter, the late Paula Yates.

Although children living with drug-addicted parents engage in similar struggles, each child’s care needs are unique and should be treated as such. There are multiple and increasing resources for children who are looking for help for their parents.

How old is the parent of an addict?

A 26 year old child no less. As an avid researcher, truth seeker, explorer, ultimately often still a butt wiper, I came across this much needed article/letter. When the student is ready the teacher will come…I googled for the millionth time, “parent’s of addicts” hoping specifically for a letter from parent to addicted child.

Do you have to be an expert to help a child with addiction?

Mary Beth Collins with the National Association for Children of Addiction (NACoA) says you certainly don’t have to be an expert in addiction. “We are not expecting adults to have to go and do a crash course.

Condemning parents does not necessarily help them or their children. Instead, the social stigma against addicts and alcoholics discourages both parents and children from reaching out for help.

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