The relationship between parental substance abuse and child maltreatment: findings from the Ontario Health Supplement

Childhood sexual abuse and risks for licit and illicit drug-related outcomes: a twin study

“…We chose to do so both to simplify interpretation of the discordant pair comparisons and because of limitations in our CSA assessment. Physical abuse (PA) is often present with CSA in families Dong et al 2003 ;Walsh et al 2003) and has also been associated with risk for drug-related outcomes (Simpson & Miller, 2002). We narrowed our focus to CSA largely because our PA assessment was much more limited.…”

“…However, reports have also noted that parental SUDs are associated with significant risk for offspring CSA (Fergusson et al 1996 b ;Fleming et al 1997 ;Nelson et al 2002 ;Walsh et al 2003). As SUDs are known to be moderately heritable (Heath et al 1997 ;Tsuang & Lyons, 1998 ;Kendler et al 2003), it is possible that parental SUDs may be a source of risk in offspring for both CSA and drug-related outcomes.…”

Emotional, physical and sexual abuse and its psychological impact in children

“…Family history of psychopathology and substance abuse are important risk factors which increase stress in the family and are associated with parental abuse of their children as parents become less emotionally involved with their children and show poor parenting skills. 22,23 Corporal punishment and physical abuse are more likely to be adopted in families where parents smoked and used alcohol or psychoactive drugs. 12,18 In consistence with those studies, the present study revealed that a higher percentage of child abuse in families with a history of substance abuse.…”

Exposures associated with clandestine methamphetamine drug laboratories in Australia

“…In addition children in environments where methamphetamine, and other drugs or abuse, are used or manufactured can also be exposed to a wider range of other chemicals, neglect, criminal behaviour, abuse (emotional, physical and sexual) that place these children at risk of developmental, behavioural and other mental health problems (114,115,(117)(118)(119)(120).…”