@article{ref1,
title="A mother's reflections of living with an adolescent drug abuser: A case report",
journal="Journal of substance use",
year="2018",
author="Groenewald, C.",
volume="23",
number="6",
pages="667-669",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Mothers of adolescents with substance abuse problems experience significant distress as a result of the adolescent's behaviours. <br><br>METHODS: Using an interpretative phenomenological methodology, this paper describes the lived experience of a mother coping with an adolescent who has a drug use problem in the form of a case report. <br><br>RESULTS: The mother experienced a range of psychosocial challenges in trying to cope with her son's behaviour and her own emotional distress. This included a desperate cry for help in the form of an attempt at suicide which ultimately led her to obtain the support she required to attend to her distress. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The findings are discussed in relation to the literature with the intention to draw attention to the importance of coping support for mothers affected by adolescent substance abuse. © 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis Gruop, LLC.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1465-9891",
doi="10.1080/14659891.2018.1459902",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14659891.2018.1459902"
}