Drug Addiction

Drug abuse doesn’t only affect the person abusing it, but also everyone around them. Many families right now are fighting with one or more family members to try to overcome this problem. “I think that’s one of the toughest things that a mother could go through”. One of the biggest way in which drug abuse affects families is the creation of an unstable environment. Family looses trust, credibility, and even respect. Drugs can affect the way family members act, talk and even care for each other. All of their actions can have long-lasting effects on others in the household, especially young children who grow up with drug abusers as role models. These effects can include the child following in the abuser's footsteps,