Background: Substance abuse is a social, and health problem in Middle Eastern countries such as Iran. One of its most devastating effects is domestic violence against children. This study examined the association between the history of parental substance abuse, and rate of child abuse in Ahvaz, Iran. Methods: This was a case-control study. The study population included all parents with high sch...

research findings have shown that birth order and season of birth are related to some of the mental disorders such as schizophrenia, mood disorders. autism, attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity and substance abuse, and these disorders are related to dopamine level. a retrospective study was designed to investigate 130 substance abusers (119 males and 11 females) which were treated duri...

Substance abuse is a major public health concern that impacts not just the user but also the user's family. The effect that parental substance abuse has on children has been given substantial attention over the years. Findings from the literature suggest that children of substance-abusing parents have a high risk of developing physical and mental health and behavioral problems. A number of inte...

the objective of the study was to compare the attention-deficit/ hyperactivity, and substance abuse disorders background in the parents of children with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (adhd), and the parents of normal children. the available sampling method was used to choose 400 parents of children (200 parents of children with adhd and 200 parents of normal children), the ages of c...

Millions of children are left to survive on the streets around the world. Investigations on drug use disorders among street children reveal that they not only abuse all types of drugs higher than their peers who live at home or in shelters, but also they abuse more harmful drugs such as injection drugs or methamphetamines. This guideline provides a comprehensive approach to the treatment and ma...

BACKGROUND Substance abuse is a social, and health problem in Middle Eastern countries such as Iran. One of its most devastating effects is domestic violence against children. This study examined the association between the history of parental substance abuse, and rate of child abuse in Ahvaz, Iran. METHODS This was a case-control study. The study population included all parents with high sch...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to measure the prevalence of substance abuse by in-home caregivers of maltreated children, and to compare the prevalence of selfreported substance abuse to child welfare worker-identified substance abuse. Method: Data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, a national probability sample of children investigated for child maltreatment...

Each year, nearly 1 million children in this country are the victims of abuse and neglect by their parents or other caregivers, and parental substance abuse is very often a contributing factor in these cases. Although estimates vary widely, there is considerable literature that suggests that parental substance abuse is involved in the majority of foster care cases in some locations. It is not s...