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1 Parental Substance Use as Child Abuse 1 (2020)

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Child Abuse
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Substance use disorders-including abuse
of drugs or alcohol-that affect parents and
other caregivers can have negative effects on
the health, safety, and well-being of children.
All States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and
the U.S. Virgin Islands have provisions within
their child protection statutes, regulations, or
policies that address the issue of substance
use by parents.1 One major area of concern
is responding to the care and treatment
needs of substance-exposed infants. Another
major concern is addressing the harm that a
child of any age can suffer when the parents'
use of alcohol or other substances leads to
neglect of the child or the child is exposed
to illegal drug activity. For this publication,
statutes, regulations, and policies regarding
requirements for responding to reports of

children affected by parental substance use
were collected from across all States, the
District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories,
and an analysis of the information informs the
discussion that follows.
WHAT'S INSIDE
Substance-exposed newborns
Children exposed to parental substance use

' Laws in American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico do not currently address the issue of children
affected by parental substance use.

Child Welfare
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PROTECTING CHILDREN 0 STRENGTHENING FAMILIES

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