how does usage of Alcohol,Marijuana, and Nicotine affect families in a negative way?

Question

Or any other drug but mostly those

Answer 1

In every possible way you can imagine,..it abates family economy, brings to zero interpersonal relationships, increases the absenteeism from work, cigarrettes really form first and second hand smokers, and harm seriously small children or asthmatics, or people with pulmonary hypertension, (besides cigarretes ake holes in clothing, and burn houses too),,,,,,,,,Alcohol, will damage not only the drinker, but the family itself,,,,alcoholism as a norm.,does not present alone, but accompanied by addiction to other depressants such as benzodiazepines, rohypnol, marijuana, you name it,,,,
The effect of AMY of those is pretty gloomy...if you mixe them all...you have quite a cocktail -----

Answer 2

Most drugs including illegal drugs do not affect family life in a particularly negative way until some measure of control is lost. Then things get really out of hand.

I think Nicotine would have to be the exception out of the three you mention here as it (in the form of cigarette smoking) causes cancers of various organs (lung cancer being the most common) and causes chronic obstructive airways disease. Usually here things go well until the family member becomes medically unwell. They get better then worse etc. Then there is a progressive worsening course of illness which takes its toll on the family.

For most recreational substances (including alcohol), occasional users will usually exhibit minimal impact on their family and surroundings.

When recreational substance abuse turns into addiction and the addict MUST have their fix/binge/drink/whatever things start deteriorating. Relationships can be strained to breaking point and beyond. This occurs in almost all cases.

As things decline, the addict may eventually require money to support his/her habit. This has in some unfortunate circumstances led to gambling or theft and sale of household items, or into prostitution. This is also a common scenario.

In higher socioeconomic strata, addicts often do not have the monetary pressures. The troubles that occur here are mostly behavioural. Anything that gets in between the addict and their drug becomes the target of much hatred and aggressive behaviour, emotional manuipulation, etc. This leads to an unstable family environment, increased risk taking behaviours, unpredictable emotional swings, drug related mental illness or poorly adaptive behavioural patterns exhibited by the addict.