Alcohol, drugs, and violence in children's lives

This chapter reviews the current state of knowledge concerning the interrelationship between the cycle of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) use and the cycle of violence. This issue is framed in terms of two questions. The first is the extent to which AOD use by the perpetrator is related to the perpetr...

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Published inRecent developments in alcoholism : an official publication of the American Medical Society on Alcoholism, the Research Society on Alcoholism, and the National Council on Alcoholism Vol. 13; p. 357
Main Authors Miller, B A, Maguin, E, Downs, W R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1997
Subjects
Alcoholism - psychology
Child
Child Abuse - psychology
Child Abuse, Sexual - psychology
Child of Impaired Parents - psychology
Female
Humans
Male
Personality Development
Risk Factors
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Violence - psychology
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Summary:This chapter reviews the current state of knowledge concerning the interrelationship between the cycle of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) use and the cycle of violence. This issue is framed in terms of two questions. The first is the extent to which AOD use by the perpetrator is related to the perpetration of violence toward children, defined here as including both physical and sexual abuse. The second question is whether the experience of abuse during childhood is related to the subsequent development of the abuse of alcohol and other drugs. The review indicates that parental AOD abuse is related to physical and sexual abuse. However, because most perpetrators are not parents, the relationship is not yet clear. The data do support the link between experiencing childhood violence and the development of later AOD abuse. Theoretical explanations for each link are reviewed and mediating variables are identified. The review concludes with a presentation of methodological issues and the directions for future research.
ISSN:0738-422X