Exposure to parental tobacco and alcohol use: Effects on children's healthand development

Authors
Richter, L Richter, DM
Citation
L. Richter et Dm. Richter, Exposure to parental tobacco and alcohol use: Effects on children's healthand development, AM J ORTHOP, 71(2), 2001, pp. 182-203
Citations number
215
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY
ISSN journal
00029432 → ACNP
Volume
71
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
182 - 203
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9432(200104)71:2<182:ETPTAA>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
This review examines three ways in which parental tobacco and alcohol use c ompromises the physical and mental health of children: 1) direct exposure t o the substances; 2) living with parents who may become ill from using thes e substances;and 3) children's modeling of parental substance use. Implicat ions for prevention, intervention, and public education are discussed and a reframing of the national dialogue on youth substance abuse is called for.