- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- Substance abuse and the family: the effects of parental drug abuse on the development of drug related problems in children, 1987
- Creator:
- Felton, Loretha
- Date of Original:
- 1987-07-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to explore substance abuse among students with an emphasis on the family as a major contributor to growth and development in children. This was a retrospective study of forty closed cases of adolescents admitted to an alcohol and drug treatment facility between January 1985 and January 1987. The investigation was designed as an exploratory and descriptive study. The cases were examined using a data collection form of ten demographic and treatment variables. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics utilizing numbers and percentages. Variables examined were age, sex, race, educational levels, parental substance abuse, type of drug used, age of adolescent first drug experience, problems related to substance abuse among children, referral source, and program completion. The major findings of this study were: (1) substance abuse was present in 65 percent of the parents in the sample, (2) the age of first drug experience for the adolescents was ten to thirteen years, (3) many of the adolescents were polysubstance abusers, (4) many of the adolescents experienced multiple problems as a result of substance abuse, (5) the majority of referrals were initiated by family, individuals and juvenile court and probation services, and a high percentage of male and female adolescents did not complete the treatment program. The results of this study have interventive and preventive implications for providing services to individ-uals and families with substance abuse problems as well as for areas of policy and research.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1987_felton_loretha
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
-
