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Parenting beliefs and practices of opiate-addicted parents: concealment and taboo
Published in:
Eur Addict Res, Vol: 9, Page: 113-9
Publication Date:
July 2003
Aims & Objectives:
The aim of this study was to examine parenting beliefs and practices in relation to children's exposure to drugs and the associated lifestyles are described
Abstract:
The lifestyle associated with opiate dependence, including drug taking, the buying and selling of drugs, and contact with other drug users, carries potential risks for the safety and well-being of children of drug-using parents. Based on a qualitative interview study conducted with 50 opiate-dependent parents in Dublin, Ireland, the parenting beliefs and practices in relation to children's exposure to drugs and the associated lifestyle are described. Parents saw their lifestyle as potentially risky for their children and their families. The most common strategy adopted by parents was to conceal their drug-related activities and maintain a strict family taboo about these activities. Intervention programmes should be offered to support effective family communication about parental drug dependence.
Authors:
D. M. Hogan
Study Type:
Study Papers » Case Control Study » Analytical Studies
Categories:
drug exposure; -beliefs and practices
International Classification:
Drugs - exposure
Keywords:
- Adult
- Child
- Child of Impaired Parents/psychology
- Communication
- Culture
- Family/psychology
- Female
- Humans
- Interpersonal Relations
- Life Style
- Male
- Opioid-Related Disorders/ psychology
- Parenting
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Taboo
Geography:
Republic of Ireland (Republic of Ireland)