Millions of US children have parents with substance use disorder, and the consequences are staggering
About 1 in 4 U.S. children—nearly 19 million—have at least one parent with substance use disorder. This includes parents who misuse alcohol, marijuana, prescription opioids or illegal drugs. Our estimate reflects an increase of over 2 million children since 2020 and an increase of 10 million from an earlier estimate using data from 2009 to 2014.