Drug Abuse and Child Abandonment, Abuse and Neglect
Ever since humans first discovered drugs thousands of
years ago, there’s been a pandemic of epic proportions sweeping throughout the
world: drug abuse and addiction. For generations it has affected children
throughout the world, and no country is left untouched by the consequences of
drug abuse.
In America, child abuse is heavily correlated with drug
and alcohol abuse by the parents or guardians. Children of all ages suffer from
their parents’ substance abuse, from one day old to eighteen years old. Older
children may blame themselves for their parents’ substance abuse problems. As
the children grow up in homes with substance abuse, they also model their
parents’ behavior and are four times more likely to use drugs.
As parents abuse alcohol and drugs, the chances of
neglect, abuse and abandonment rise exponentially. Parents who abuse substances
usually end up losing their jobs, becoming incarcerated and socializing with
dangerous groups of people, such as drug dealers and other addicts. The parents
may even end up homeless, leaving a child to fend for themselves or become a
foster child. This is especially pronounced in the inner cities and more
impoverished areas of America.
Parents who abuse substances also have impaired judgment
skills, which may lead to them directly ignoring their child when they need
medical and physical help. Parents in search of more substances to abuse are
most likely to abandon their children as they constantly seek the newest and
best drug. Alcoholic parents are most likely to physically and emotionally
abuse their child. Sexual abuse is increased by the parents socializing with
drug dealers and other addicts who take advantage of defenseless children.
The most powerful weapon against substance abuse and
child abuse is education. Very few programs in the U.S. are effective in
implementing both education and direct support to children who are
disadvantaged. One of these effective programs is “Children of the Sonâ€. Children
of the Son is a 1000+ acre ranch that abused and foster care girls can enjoy
during their yearly summer camp from June to mid-August. Jamey Madonna, the leader
of this organization, also spearheaded an educational system that allows
investors to push their resources into organizations that fight child abuse and
neglect. Through Mr. Madonna’s efforts, tens of thousands of dollars have
flowed into national and international charitable programs that feed directly
into education about child abuse and combating this American epidemic.
What are the long-term effects of child abuse, if the
child receives no counseling or help from programs such as Children of the Son?
The consequences are staggering. Children who are abused and neglected as a
result of their parents’ substance abuse are more likely to be abused when they
are adults due to their ineffectual coping patterns and lack of external
control locus. Children, especially females, are very vulnerable to future
spousal abuse since they learn to expect abuse early on in life. Children who
grow up abused and neglected by substance abuse parents also have a higher rate
of psychological disorders in adulthood: manic depression, eating disorders,
suicidal thoughts and intentions, and even social anxiety - most likely related
to the inability to form a solid positive social connection with their parents
from a young age.
Jamey Madonna is the Founding Director of “Children of
The Sonâ€, a non-profit organization for children who are victims of abuse,
neglect, poverty and abandonment. He currently operates a recreation camp for
girls on his 1000 acre ranch in southern Colorado.
He owns his own luxury travel business with Global
Resorts Network that generates over $1 Million annually to support children in
foster care through his ministry. www.childrenoftheson.org
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