When Drug Addicts Have Children: Reorienting Child Welfare's Response
(Douglas J. Besharov)
This book is a collection of essays by leading child welfare and drug abuse specialists on policies to stem the abuse and neglect of children caused by parental drug addiction. Mr. Besharov is a resident scholar at AEI. A summary of the book follows.
Since 1986, when crack cocaine first hit inner-city streets, drug use has become a fixture in the lives of many poor families and neighborhoods. Each night seems to bring new stories of crime and senseless violence. Less visible, but just as serious, have been the abuse and neglect of children caused by parental drug addiction. More than alcohol and heroin, crack cocaine threatens the well-being of hundreds of thousands of children, especially African-American children.
The basic message of this book is that we should abandon the medical model of drug treatment, which posits that crack addiction can be "cured." Instead, drug addiction should be seen as a "chronic, relapsing disorder," to use a phrase often repeated by treatment professionals. This reality demands a radical reorientation of current child welfare programs.
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