Impact of Addiction on Families

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Impact of Addiction on Families

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Introduction

• Addiction has different impacts on different
  family structures.
• Mental swings are evident in the addicted
  families.
• It places members of the family under serious
  stress.
• Children whose parents suffer from addiction may
  be overwhelmed with strong emotions.
• Addicted people may likely to be isolated.

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Impacts where the Person Living with Addiction
Lives With a Partner or Alone

• Financial overuse.
• Denying or protecting the person.
• Severe anger.
• Abandoned health.
• Improper sexual behavior.

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Impacts where the Individual Living with
Addiction Lives with a Partner and Young Children

• Children suffer from guilty for their parents
  addiction
• Trust becomes a major struggle for family
  systems.
• Diminished capacity to learn.
• Tendency to enter into substance abuse.
• Increased divorce rate.
• Violence.
• Sexually transmitted infections.

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Impacts where the Individual Living with
Addiction Belongs to a Blended Family

• Disputes over parental authority.
• Physical and sexual abuse.
• Challenges of self-esteem among children.
• Difficult to form bonds.
• Conflict and continued crisis.

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Impacts Where the Person Living with Addiction
has grownup Children

• It is likely to affect all the other family
  members.
• Family resources be mobilized.
• Children have to assume the caretaking role.
• The roles can be stressing, embarrassing and
  painful.
• Can result to cutting ties.

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Impacts Where the Individual Affected is an
Adolescent Living with the Family of Origin

• Violent death incidences.
• Violent behavior.
• Improper sexual behavior.
• Crime.
• Mental disorders.
• Developmental impairment.

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Conclusion

• Impacts of addiction on families are quite
  diverse.
• Family therapy and treatment of addiction should
  be performed together.
• It improves the ability of all family members to
  work through the problem.
• It creates a healthy family environment that
  supports the addicted.
• addiction later in their lives comes to an end.

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