@article{ref1,
title="Children of substance abusers: the life experiences of children of opiate addicts in methadone maintenance",
journal="American journal of drug and alcohol abuse encompassing all addictive disorders",
year="1994",
author="Kolar, A. F. and Brown, B. S. and Haertzen, C. A. and Michaelson, B. S.",
volume="20",
number="2",
pages="159-171",
abstract="We interviewed 70 substance abusers in methadone maintenance treatment regarding the life experiences of their 188 children. Sixty-four percent of the mothers reported using psychoactive drugs during their pregnancies. Eighty percent of parents reported an arrest during the time the child was growing up, 34% reported receiving treatment for an emotional disorder, and 14% were hospitalized. Four percent of the parents reported that their children had been placed in adoptive care, 9% in foster care, and 1% had a child in a group home. Forty-one percent of the parents reported that at least one of their children repeated a grade in school, 19% were involved in truancy, and 30% had been suspended from school. Twenty percent of parents reported their children's involvement with the law, and 17% reported drug or alcohol use. Problems with the law correlated highly with 1) being held back a grade, 2) truancy, 3) suspension from school, 4) expulsion from school, and 5) treatment for alcohol or drug abuse.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0095-2990",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}