Child abuse is seen to be a closely related to issues of later substance abuse
The article, Research finds substance abuse varies widely in association with child abuse, neglect, Source; The University of Kansas states
“Alcohol and other drug use are regularly linked to child abuse or neglect in families, but simply assuming the former causes the latter is not taking a deep enough look. A University of Kansas professor has authored a pair of studies examining how a range of parental alcohol and substance use behaviors are related to abusive and neglectful parenting behaviors and argues that a more thorough understanding can help address the associated problems to better serve families.”
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