Families of People Who Use Drugs: Health and Social Responses

Publication date: 2022

Publisher: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)

Collection: salis; americana

Language: English

12 pages. (December 2022) The children and other family members of a person who uses drugs problematically may experience a range of health, social and economic harms. This miniguide focuses on both the families of adults who have drug-related problems and the families of children and young people in need of support as a result of drug-related behaviours. It provides and overview of the most important aspects to consider when planning or delivering health and social responses for families of people who use drugs, and reviews the availability and effectiveness of the responses. Contents: overview, key issues, evidence and responses, European picture, implications for policy and practice.