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Do the Parents of the Youth Abusing Substances Need to Be Supported? A Literature Review Study

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Hlahla, Lina S., Ngoatle, Charity, Mothiba, Tebogo M.·2023·Curationis
DOI 10.4102/curationis.v46i1.2401PMC PMC9982485
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Background: Substance abuse negatively affects the youth who use substances, their families and especially their parents. The use of substances impairs the health of the youth and is linked to an increase in noncommunicable diseases. Parents become stressed and they need help. Parents fail to carry out daily plans and routines because they are not sure what the substance abuser can do or what can happen to the substance abuser. When the parents’ well-being is taken care of, they will be able to take care of their youth when they need help. Unfortunately, little is known about the psychosocial needs of the parents, especially when their child abuses substances.Objectives: This article aims to review the literature to explore the need for support for parents of youth abusing substances.Method: The study adopted the narrative literature review (NLR) methodology. Literature was retrieved from the following databases and search engines: electronic databases, search engines and hand searches.Results: Substance abuse has been found to affect the youth abusing substances and their families negatively. The parents, being the most affected, need support. The involvement of health professionals can assist the parents in feeling supported.Conclusion: Parents need support programmes that will give support and strength to their existing abilities.Contribution: Focusing on the support needs of the parents of youth abusing substances will help to ensure parents are supported and mentally healthy.

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  • Socioeconomic factors such as poverty, unemployment, and lack of education often exacerbate the effects of parental addiction on family functioning.

    “Socioeconomic factors, such as poverty, unemployment, and lack of education, often exacerbate the effects of parental addiction on family functioning”

    From How Parental Substance Abuse Affects Family Functioning and Child Psychological Health (2024) · cites this paper as Hlahla, Ngoatle, & Mothiba, 2023

    In Findings (‘The effects of substance abuse on parents’), the review says poverty poses a risk for parenting and that financial hardship affects parents’ ability to care for their children. But it examines parents of youth who abuse substances, not parents with addiction; it does not say that unemployment and lack of education exacerbate the effects of parental addiction on family functioning. The Introduction instead describes school dropout and unemployment as possible consequences for the youth. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  • Children of substance-abusing parents are more likely to develop maladaptive coping mechanisms such as emotional suppression, detachment, or aggression.

    “these children are more likely to develop maladaptive coping mechanisms such as emotional suppression, detachment, or aggression”

    From How Parental Substance Abuse Affects Family Functioning and Child Psychological Health (2024) · cites this paper as Hlahla, Ngoatle, & Mothiba, 2023

    The Findings section, under “The effects of substance abuse on siblings” (page not provided), says that children whose sibling uses substances may feel ignored and act out. The Discussion also mentions bitterness and anger among siblings. The paper concerns children with a substance-abusing sibling, not a substance-abusing parent, and does not identify emotional suppression or detachment as coping mechanisms. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • The lack of social support and the stigmatization of addiction can make it even more challenging for children of substance-abusing parents to overcome the negative effects of their upbringing.

    “the lack of social support and the stigmatization of addiction can make it even more challenging for children of substance-abusing parents to overcome the negative effects of their upbringing”

    From How Parental Substance Abuse Affects Family Functioning and Child Psychological Health (2024) · cites this paper as Hlahla, Ngoatle, & Mothiba, 2023

    The Findings on siblings and the Discussion on social support concern families in which a youth abuses substances; the support described is for the parents. Our copy does not address whether stigma or lack of social support makes it harder for children of substance-abusing parents to overcome the effects of their upbringing (searched for stigma and that parent–child relationship). (LLM, conf=0.76)

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Authors
Hlahla, L. S., Ngoatle, C., & Mothiba, T. M.
Affiliations
University of Limpopo (ZA)
Corresponding author
Hlahla, Lina S.
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Venue
Curationis
Publisher
AOSIS
Published
2023-02-20
Volume
46
Issue
1
Pages
e1-e9
ISSN
  • 0379-8577 (ISSN-L)
  • 2223-6279
DOI
10.4102/curationis.v46i1.2401
PMC
PMC9982485
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W4322757268
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Language
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Youth, Drugs, and Violence
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Family Support in Illness
Keywords
parental support, youth substance abuse, parental stress, health professional involvement, non-communicable diseases
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Child, Health Personnel, Health Status, Humans, Parents, Substance-Related Disorders

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