The effects of substance use disorders can be generational. Many times adult children, whose parents struggled with addiction, will notice behavioral patterns in themselves like isolation, approval seeking, low self-esteem, fear of abandonment and fear of authority. The recognition of these traits often surface in treatment as people are working toward their own sobriety.
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