Maddison Rathbun

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prenatal_methamphetamine_exposure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs
http://alcoholrehab.com/drug-addiction/risk-of-disease-with-drug-use/

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Introduction-- Nature/Nurture -- Hierarchy of Needs

A. Definition of substance abuse- overindulgence in or dependence on
an addictive substance, especially alcohol or drugs.
B. Brief explanation of parental substance abuse
C. Bring awareness- statistics
1. Alcohol, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin
and marijuana use were fueling this explosion of battered and neglected
children.
2. The report also found that alcohol and other drug
abuse caused or exacerbated 7 out of 10 cases of child abuse and neglect,
3. more than 8 million children live with parents who
are substance abusers
4. Researchers have found that approximately 50% of
the risk of SUD in adolescents is genetically influenced.
5. Behavioral modeling of substance abuse through
exposure accounts for part of the familial association
D. Thesis1. Maltreated children born of substance abusing
parents are more likely to have poorer physical, intellectual, social, and
emotional outcomes and are at greater risk of developing substance abuse
problems themselves
Effects of Parental Substance Abuse
A. Physical effects
1. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Effects of Opioids on
Newborns, Effects of cocaine on newborns, effects of methamphetamines
on newborns

a) consists of a combination of facial

dysmorphia, severe and persistent growth deficiency, central
nervous system dysfunction with mental retardation
b) Opiod effects- frequently have low
birth weights and low 1- and 5-min Apgar scores.
(1) Apgar scores: a
measure of the physical condition of a newborn infant out
of 10
c) Neonatal abstinence syndrome
(NAS) is a group of problems that occur in a newborn who was
exposed to addictive illegal or prescription drugs while in the
mother's womb
d) Cocaine- around 750,000 cocaineexposed pregnancies every year. often prematurely delivered, have
low birth weights and smaller head circumferences, and are shorter
in length
e) Methamphetamines- Prenatal
methamphetamine exposure (PME). the effects of PME on the
developing fetus have not been well characterized and even less is
known regarding the effects on development in childhood
2. Neonatal withdrawal symptoms
a) Relate to NAS
3. Contraction of diseases
a) STDS
B. Behavioral Problems
1. Behavioral disorders
a) Aggression, rage, physical
violence,and
(1) parental neglect such
as might occur in an alcoholic family, may predispose one
to violence, crime, and other behavioral problems by age
18
b) Impulsive behavior
(1) Hyperactivity with a
short attention span, inability to sit still and impulsivity can
occur in these children
c) Attention seeking behavior
2. Children taking the role of an adult
3. Addictive behavior
4. Regression
a) Regression is a stage in which a
child displays a behaviour that is developmentally younger than

they are. ... Regressive behaviour can be caused by stress,

frustration or a traumatic event.
b) including thumb-sucking, enuresis
and infantile behavior
5. http://www.guelphmercury.com/livingstory/2729649-children-of-all-ages-experience-regression-as-they-growup/
C. Social Problems
1. Atypical social behaviors
a) Over Friendliness, withdrawal
D. Counterclaim1. Effects of domestic violence, sexual abuse,
physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, etc. Each effect can be caused by
another type of social problem other than parental substance abuse.