News Release

U.S. children living with a parent with substance use disorder

JAMA Pediatrics

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

About The Study: Nearly 19 million children were estimated to be living in a household with at least 1 parent with substance use disorder, accounting for one-quarter of all U.S. children in 2023. Children in such households are more likely to develop adverse health outcomes than their peers without exposure to parental substance use disorder. 

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Sean Esteban McCabe, PhD, email plius@umich.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.0828)

Editor’s Note: Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, conflict of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.

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