It has always been obvious to me that addiction runs in the family. Some call that an excuse and purely stupid. However, you can’t ignore the facts. Alcoholism and other drug addiction do tend to run in families. Children of addicted parents are more at risk for alcoholism and other drug abuse than are other children. Here are some of those facts
• Children of addicted parents are the highest risk group of children to become alcohol and drug abusers due to both genetic and family environment factors.
• Biological children of alcohol dependent parents who have been adopted continue to have an increased risk (2-9 fold) of developing alcoholism.
• Recent studies suggest a strong genetic component, particularly for early onset of alcoholism in males. Sons of alcoholic fathers are at fourfold risk compared with the male offspring of non-alcoholic fathers.
• Use of substances by parents and their adolescent children is strongly correlated; generally, if parents take drugs, sooner or later their children will also.4 Adolescents who use drugs are more likely to have one or more parents who also use drugs.
• The influence of parental attitudes on a child's drug taking behaviors may be as important as actual drug abuse by the parents. An adolescent who perceives that a parent is permissive about the use of drugs is more likely to use drugs.
Get help for yourself or someone you know. Please
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