Al-Hikmah University Journal

The opinion has it that people who bring people up have influence on the way and manner people conduct themselves. The argument of this paper therefore, is that child rearing can be influenced by drug abuse.  The paper has examined the concept of drug and its abuse, commonly abused drugs, child rearing practices and theories of drug abuse. Other issues include children of drug abused mothers and reasons for drug abuse and relationship between drug abuse and child rearing practices. It can be concluded that parents addicted to drug are far more neglective in the discharge of their roles as parents; hence, drug abuse must be addressed.