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Mailman School
of Public Health
Columbia University
722 West 168th Street,
8th Floor
New York, NY 10032
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Chemical dependency in women: A description of its effects and outcome on adequate parenting Shoni K. Davis This article depicts the multiple stressors for pregnant and parenting ATOD abusers. It describes the context of perinatal abuse: its effects on children, families, and subsequent generations; how and why some women begin to abuse substances; and the role of men in women's substance abuse. Profiles of chemically dependent women, their parenting characteristics, and child-rearing outcomes contrast with characteristics of effective parenting. Studies illustrate how chemically dependent women are more likely to neglect rather than to physically harm their children. This suggests possibilities for recovery as well as non-punitive treatment strategies such as parenting skills development. The author recommends early planned interventions to prevent the social isolation and lack of economic and emotional development found in substance-abusing women and mothers. The education of both service providers and clients would assist this process. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 1990, 7(4): 225-232
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