Parents ' Whose Child Died From A Drug Overdose

Growing up with substance abuse parents can potentially put the children at risk for developmental deficiencies. Parents who are substance dependent are oftentimes focus on themselves over their children, and this leads to neglecting the children. Without the attachment with the parents, children are lack of security and trust to explore the outside world. According to Erik Erikson, children develop at different stage. Infants are totally dependent on their parents. If parents provide the good care and support to the children, they will develop the basic trust to their parents and the world, otherwise, they will feel insecure and develop mistrust instead. This mistrust may cause problems later in life. As children begin to grow and navigate the challenges of adolescence, parental substance abuse has a direct impact on their well-being, as well as their behavior. Teenagers are eager to seek their identities. Yet, growing up with mistrust, inferiority, and shame

In addition, the therapeutic value of working with grief in diverse groups is of particular interest to me based on the existential challenges in dealing with death, loss of relationships, career, or anyone or anything deemed to be of significance to individuals. Likewise, our society is frankly abysmal in recognizing and supporting those in need of support, therapy and long-term assistance in dealing with grief and loss. Additionally, group work can be a highly effective way to help grieving individuals expand their network of relationships thus helping them move forward in a health way (Corey el al.,

Social and familial effects. While NAS is a heartbreaking and disadvantageous outcome of maternal addiction, it is not the only outcome seen in children. Infants born to dependent mothers who evaded NAS are still at a higher risk of poorer childhood development and lifelong outcomes because of the unhealthy and damaging lifestyle of opioid addiction and familial stress. Through the use of psychiatric and family functioning evaluations, one study found children of opioid dependent mothers or parents showed a significantly higher rate of psychopathologies such as depression and anxiety as compared to those without familial substance abuse and children of alcoholics (Wilens et al., 2002). These children have a much more difficult time growing,

1There is an identified need for a community level hospital intervention that will focus on adolescents dealing with grief and loss. The public health groups in hospitals are aimed at disease prevention and health promotion for adults and families who are at high-risk. These groups only focus on members who have high-risk health conditions and risky lifestyle behaviors, but they do not address the idea of death resulting from these high-risk behaviors. Clearly, these public health interventions do not target adolescents who share the commonality of grief and loss. These groups ignore the effects of death and the role it can play in determining one’s actions. Both the public health group and the grief and loss

When a loved one dies, children handle their grief differently than adults, but they still often grieve very deeply in their own way. Much of the grief children experience comes from the fact that children often lose friends to a sudden death such as a traffic accident. The loss of older loved ones may be more anticipated, such as

A person, especially a parent, who is dependent on alcohol or drugs destroys a family because family members not only see how miserable the addicted really are, but they also witness, firsthand, the way substance abuse can deteriorate a person’s physical and mental body, as well as the fact that family members notice the money that is spent on the abused substances, which sometimes leaves families living in poverty for no reason other than the simple fact the addict has to have their fix. Addicts are the destroyers of happiness, self-worth, and any amount of money.

Since “parents are a crucial part of their child’s environment” (Sharma, 2016), it is no surprise that their behavior can affect how their children grow up to be. While yes, people who end up addicted to drugs can come from all sorts of lives there are some circumstances that may help to influence a person’s choice to turn to drugs. The likelihood that a person turns to drugs increases if they experience a traumatic event such as sexual, emotional, or physical abuse (Mirlashari, Demirkol, Salsali, Rafiey, & Jahanbani, 2012). Depending on the level of trauma can influence the level of drug addiction a person may have. If a person witnesses’ violence in their family or they are sexually victimized they are more likely to not only use drugs but to turn to hard drugs like

For many years now, we have heard about the controversy of chemically addicted mothers and the detrimental effects is has on their children and unborn fetus. Social norms quickly label mothers as unacceptable or inadequate. For this issue to be addressed, we will look at drug treatment options, the social impact of the problem, ethical concerns, family issues, and incarnation of chemically addicted mother. Furthermore, we will look at addiction prevention.

Patient is a 46 year old female who presented to the ED via EMS due to overdose on Benadryl. Patient reports financial issues with supporting her daughter going to college. Patient reports depressive symptoms of fatigue,worthlessness, hopelessness, tearfulness,irritable, and anhedonia. At the time of assessment, patient denies feeling suicidal or having a plan. While patient currently denies suicidal ideation and plan, review of the patient's medical documentation does not support that. When confronted about admitting being suicidal and having a plan, the patient presented guarded and later reports she felt like harming herself during overdose due to financial situation.The patient reports she does not want to let any of her daughters down.

This analysis has heuristic value because it illuminates gaps in methodology. I am certain to face challenges by the experts in this field. I have worked diligently to discover methods far more conducive to successful living than meds and therapy. However, I am uniquely qualified as an expert in both the lived experience, with both an educational background and a father now considered a(n) historical figure, to support my position. It concerns me that children may be diagnosed with a DSM-5 label because they have a lifetime of sadness about losing their fathers. This is not something that can be fixed with a pill. These children need to be able to process their feelings and be allowed and encouraged to feel their sadness and grief. To prevent this will cause anxiety and depression. We need to introduce educational theory, one of which is Spiritual learning theory as validated by the American Medical Association and the National Institute of Health, not only for its potential for healing (CITE THIS), but which provides a child with hope. To dole out pills for a diagnosis is to relegate a child to psychiatric medications (with contraindications) that may create and grow neural pathways that crave more medication to function. Isn’t it better to equip children with skills? Isn't that what Empirical studies are? A way of knowing through direct and indirect observation? When it

I will be designing a twelve week support group for those who have lost someone to suicide. The purpose of support groups is “to help members cope with stressful life events and revitalize existing coping abilities (Toseland) but the purpose of this specific support group will be to give members involved a sense of normality and a feeling of belonging. Within such a tragedy it isn’t uncommon to let the grief transcend into a depression or isolation, but it’s proven that human relationships (i.e groups) can provide the needed support for individuals to work through their grief and heal. The issue addressed will be moving forward after the loss of a loved one.

Addiction is a condition that majority of people face and struggle with and it takes a toll on their lives and mostly the lives of their loved ones, specifically children. Children are quite vulnerable when their caregivers or guardians are struggling with addiction making them suffer from emotional, physical and mental abuse from the addicts (Morrison, & Miller, 2008). Addiction counseling for children of addicts, addresses symptoms expressed by children such as depression, physical abuse, stress and loneliness and evaluates the functionality of the child affected by close relation addiction, and monitors the recovery and healing program of the child (Cox, 2008). Addiction counseling model is not a one-time affair but involves an approach that is time-limited focusing on recovery, behavioral and change and growth. The paper addresses the criteria used in selecting members mainly children of addicts for the counseling group and also identifies the necessary screening questions for identifying the right candidate.

The proposal of this project is to provide a service to parents grieving the loss of their child, with emphasis on children who passed away as the result of a drug overdose. This program would provide a group-therapy type of counseling for parents reaching out for help. Research has indicated that social support is effective in the grief process (Aho et al., 2014) (Arnold & Gemma, 2008; Hogan & Schmitt, 2002; Kreicbergs, Lannen, Onelov, & Wolfe, 2007; Murphy, Johnson, Cain, Das Gupta, Dimond & Lohan, 1998;

She shared with me about a support she recently learned about that could help him or other children she works with in the future. In Indianapolis, Brooke’s Place offers support groups and counseling for children and adolescents dealing with grief and loss. This supportive and safe environment seems to embody much of what Corr and Corr (2012) suggests children need when facing grief and loss. This resource may be helpful not only for her professionally in the future, but also for me, as I hope to work with children or families in my career.

Drug addiction is a serious issue in not only America today, but globally. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, substance addiction is a “chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite the harmful consequences” (“What is drug addiction?”). Drug abuse affects not only the user, but those around the user as well. The actions of a drug user place a significant amount of worry on the people that are closest to them such as friends and family. Children with parents who are addicted to drugs or alcohol can be severely affected by the actions of their parents which can cause them much harm in terms of biological and