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Drug use in the family: impacts and implicationsA significant and recurring issue raised with the ANCD is concern for the children of drug using parent/s. These concerns span pregnancy and infancy, through to early childhood and adolescence. Often, the central concern expressed is the perception that intergenerational drug use is becoming more common. The ANCD is of the opinion that there are opportunities for prevention which are currently not being realised due to a lack of appropriate and co-ordinated interventions among problematic drug users who have children. Therefore, the ANCD is seeking to identify the opportunities and impediments for engaging and supporting families to reduce the likelihood that children of current, problematic drug users fail to receive proper care during their formative years, and possibly become drug users themselves.
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