A quarter of children have a parent with substance use disorder, a study finds

1 in 4 children in the USA have a parent with a substance use disorder. A significant number of those children have a parent whose addiction is moderate or severe as opposed to mild.

Young children in homes affected by parental SUD are at increased risk of experiencing impaired caregiving, disruption of parental abilities, unintentional ingestions, and witnessing parental overdose.

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