Drug dealing parental

The approach taken by practitioners in dealing with parental drug problems as they impact on child welfare and child protection forms Chapter 9. The nine focus groups convened were each made up of three or four practitioners (n=35). The focus groups were split evenly between health visitors, drug workers and social workers (three groups of each discipline). 

We do not help parents, or indeed their children, if we fail fully to recognize, and address the potential for drug problems to compromise parental capacity. This is not an issue confined to agencies charged with social welfare for children and families, but for any agency dealing with problem... 

For two of those young people with drug problems, part of their learning about drugs was the role they understood that drugs played for their parents in dealing with the world and as a response to stress ... 

In 2002, several states, including Connecticut and Minnesota, passed laws that ban teachers from recommending psychotropic drugs, especially Ritalin, to parents. The legislators were concerned that educators were pressuring parents to put their children on MPH so that it would be easier for teachers to deal with ADHD kids in classrooms. Legislators believe it should be up to parents and their doctors to decide whether their children should be put on the drug. 

Finally, consider the parallel problem of sexual experimentation, which, like drugs, is an adolescent rite of passage parents have to deal with. Is it better to provide support for your child by expressing trust and offering reliable information about these issues or to force your child to seek information and experience without guidance and in risky ways We believe the answer is obvious, in matters concerning sex and drugs alike. 

There are many resources available if you need assistance, support, or just more information about cocaine. Start with the adults you know—a parent, a teacher, your school counselor, a minister, or your doctor or nurse may be able to provide support or suggestions for places where you will find the help you need. There are also a number of organizations that specialize in dealing with drug-related issues, offering support groups, counseling, or helpful statistics and information. Many of these may have local chapters in your area—you can check your phone book to find one near you. 

The opposite of enabling is tough love. Tough love means loving one s child enough to let him or her get "it," face "it," and deal with "it." "It" is the responsibility connection that links choice and consequence. If parents really want to help their drug-abusing or addicted child toward recovery, then they need to do the child a favor that he or... 

The other main impact of sanctions is financial, with one quantitative study reporting that 68% of those sanctioned stated that they had experienced financial hardship as a consequence (SSAC 2006). The effect varies primarily depending on the extent to which those sanctioned had access to hardship funds or alternative forms of financial support. Sanctions had most impact on individuals who were themselves parents, those who were living alone without access to informal sources of support, or those who were dealing with difficult personal issues, such as debt, homelessness or drug dependency. 

Prozac and Paxil can now be prescribed to children as young as 7. However, there is much opposition to the idea of giving small children a mood-altering drug. Similar to the Ritalin controversy, parents feel that children on Prozac will not be able to mature emotionally, that an SSRI acts like a crutch for the child who should be dealing with problems causing the depression. The other side of the argument is that with some children there is no readily identifiable cause for depression ... 

If the person refuses to admit there is a problem, don t get discouraged. Try again at another time. However, if after several tries you still can t get your friend to speak honestly about his or her drug use, you may need to seek help from a trusted adult, such as a teacher, parent, or counselor. If your friend really does have a serious drug problem, he or she will probably need professional help to deal with the addiction. 

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