Child Welfare Information Gateway2015-01-082015-01-082012Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2012). Parental drug use as child abuse. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau.https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/laws-policies/statutes/drugexposed/http://hdl.handle.net/11212/2069This factsheet discusses laws that address the issue of substance abuse by parents. Two areas of concern are the harm caused by prenatal drug exposure to the health and development of affected infants and the harm caused to children of any age by exposure to illegal drug activity in their homes or environment. Summaries of laws for all States and U.S. territories are included.en-USparental substance abusefact sheetneglectprenatal exposureArticle