Abuse Quote by Emily Yoffe

Sometimes, when I hear people without experience of addiction blame addicts for their behaviour, I feel like saying to them: 'You simply don't understand…

— Will Self

Get between your kid and drugs, any way you can, if you want to save the kid's life.

— Carroll O'Connor

Every child should have a caring adult in their lives. And that's not always a biological parent or family member. It may be a…

— Joe Manchin

[Drug] Addiction is awful, the worst if it is your kid. Plenty of loving parents who did everything "right" find themselves with kids caught…

— Roxanne Roberts

If a child has an older sibling involved in an addiction, there is a 90 percent chance that he or she will get involved too.

— Virgil Miller Newton

“Is it healthy every few weeks or every few months that the addicted parent drop by to visit the kids with no consistency?? The…

— Anonymous

I cannot protect my child from everything, I don't care if it is sex, drink or drugs, all I can do is teach her…

— Michel'le

Child abuse and neglect offend the basic values of our state. We have a responsibility to provide safe settings for at-risk children and facilitate…

— Matt Blunt

A lot of people who end up being horrible criminals when they are adults had very abusive childhoods. You can have sympathy for that…

— Mary L. Trump

Too many people believe they can control their drug of choice. But the drug is almost always in control. If an addict truly wants…

— Ellen Hopkins

Parents are key when it comes to keeping kids off drugs. Good parenting is the best anti-drug we have.

— Mel Carnahan

Parents are the designated caregivers and are best suited for being able to raise children.

— Gordon Neufeld