2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.06.008
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Children's roles in the social networks of women in substance abuse treatment

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“…Previous studies have found that children often play an important role in substance abusing mothers’ support systems (Tracy & Martin, 2007). In fact, Tracy and Martin (2007) found that during recovery, substance abusing women reported that they received an equal amount of support from children as they did from other adults. While children can play an important role in providing support to their mothers during recovery, children may be negatively impacted if they are given an inappropriate amount of responsibility.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Previous studies have found that children often play an important role in substance abusing mothers’ support systems (Tracy & Martin, 2007). In fact, Tracy and Martin (2007) found that during recovery, substance abusing women reported that they received an equal amount of support from children as they did from other adults. While children can play an important role in providing support to their mothers during recovery, children may be negatively impacted if they are given an inappropriate amount of responsibility.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…African American women look t o their partners to provide a sympathetic ea r an d t o thei r parent s fo r affirmatio n o f self-worth (Strauss , 2001 ). However, partners can also enable drug use, suggestin g that treatment providers should asses s the quality of women's social support (Falkin & Strauss,2003).Because these relationships can ofte n contai n element s o f power an d control , many women choose to end their current relationship when the y begin recovery (Trulsso n & Hedin, 2004), In addition t o partners an d parents, women in treatment view children a s providing support fo r their recovery, and this includes children living with them and children who are in the custody of others (Tracy & Martin, 2007). Having the responsibility for caring fo r childre n an d receivin g publi c assistanc e can also be protective factor s fo r African American women who us e drugs (La m et al, 2004).…”
Section: Review O F the Literatur Ementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Research on social support networks among suhstance-using women Indicates that it is consistently low (Blanchard et al, 2005), especially social support from nondrug involved family, friends, and partners (Conners et al, 2003). Suhstance abuse treatment research among a mostly African American sample of women found that youth are just as important in providing support to their mothers as are other adults (Tracy & Martin, 2007). For their own support, it is possihle that youth may inherit the support network that was available to their mothers prior to the mother's use of substances.…”
Section: Implications For Practice •mentioning
confidence: 99%