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Substance-abuse problems not only affect the user but also his or her family and relationships. Write a report that addresses the effects of substance abuse on the family and relationships of the user, covering the following issues.
- Discuss the impact that substance abuse can have on the dynamics and functioning of a family.
- What is codependence, and how might it relate to the family or relationship dynamics affected by substance abuse?
- Is there an association between substance abuse and family violence?
- Explain the ways that family issues may need to be addressed in providing substance-abuse tre
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Running head: DRUG USE AND ABUSE IMPACT ON FAMILIES
Drug Use and Abuse Impact on Families
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DRUG USE AND IMPACT ON FAMILIES
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Substance Abuse Impact on Family Dynamic and Functioning
The impact of drug use and addiction to a family can be either short term or long term.
Substance abuse negatively affects spouses, parents and children, who exhibit behaviors of
struggle with the experience of drug addiction, such as emotional impairment. Children, who are
exposed to actions of violence and aggression from drug-addicted parents and other family
members feel distressed, for example, when they watch fights among within their families
(Foundations Recovery Network, 2020). Such children feel they are physically and emotionally
neglected a...
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