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Study: Treatment More Effective When Children Involved
September 11, 2001

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Research Summary

A new report found that women addicted to alcohol and other drugs have better outcomes if their children are involved in their treatment programs, the Associated Press reported Sept. 6.

A survey of 5,000 addiction-treatment patients conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) found that women were less likely to continue their addiction or commit crimes when their children were involved in their treatment programs.

In addition, women who entered treatment during pregnancy had fewer premature or low-birth-weight babies and lower infant mortality rates compared to those not receiving treatment.

"Keeping children with their parents while their mothers learned parenting skills, as well as how to live drug- and alcohol-free, is itself a laudable goal," said SAMHSA's Westley Clark.

The survey was conducted from 1993 to 2000.

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