World Health Organization : Year 1993 ; World Health Organization, Programme on Substance Abuse, No. 93.6: Programme on Substance Abuse Psychosocial Impact of Substance Use on Families ; A Literature Review

By Acuda S. Drug

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Title:	World Health Organization : Year 1993 ; World Health Organization, Programme on Substance Abuse, No. 93.6: Programme on Substance Abuse Psychosocial Impact of Substance Use on Families ; A Literature Review
Author:	Acuda S. Drug
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


Citation APA MLA Chicago Drug, A. S. (n.d.). World Health Organization : Year 1993 ; World Health Organization, Programme on Substance Abuse, No. 93.6. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

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Medical Reference Publication

Excerpt
1. INTRODUCTION The use of alcohol, illicit drugs or other psychoactive substances, is increasingly a problem confronting health authorities in both the North and the South. As more information is available on patterns of use, so it has become evident that the chronic and acute abuse of these substances is associated with a range of physical and psychosocial manifestations. To date, the emphasis in research has been predominantly on the health problems of the individual substance user, and on ways in which prevention, treatment and service delivery could be better structured to meet the person's needs. Within existing medical and psychological frameworks, the substance user is largely seen as being at risk of a multitude of health and associated behavioural disorders. The user is typically portrayed as a psychologically or socially marginalized individual, who is difficult to reach and even more difficult to work with. As a patient requiring treatment and counselling, the individual is, at times, perceived as outside the everyday social networks to which he or she is part.

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 . INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I I . I Defining the problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I . 1.2 Extent of the problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I . . 1.3 Outline of review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . 2 . PARENTAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND THE VULNERABILITY OF OFFSPRING . . . . . . 3 2.1 Pregnancy and birth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-.3 2.2 Parent-child bonding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. . 2.3 Physical abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6. 2.4 Social and developmental disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. 2.5 Susceptibility to substance use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 . 3 . SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND THE RISKS TO FAMILY WELL-BEMG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3.1 Consequences to the spouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0. 3.2 Marital and family. c ohesion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11. 3.3 Economic hardships and social marginalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.4 4 . DETERMMING THE RELATIVE IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE ON THE FAMILY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.5 . . 4.1 Understanding global trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.6 4.2 Assessing the value of current knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.8 4.3 Factors mediating the impact of substance abuse on the family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4.4 Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.2 REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.6