Impact of Substance Abuse on Families
When most people think about substance abuse and families, they focus on the ways active addiction disrupts family processes. And of course this is a concern. But it is a mistake to think that everything will run smoothly, or “be back to normal” once a parent enters treatment.
Click below to learn more about the impact of the following phases:
Active Addiction
When a parent is actively abusing drugs, before he or she has entered treatment.
Treatment
Once a parent has been admitted into a treatment program.
Reunification
When parent and child come together again, after treatment.
