Young mothers who cut down or stop alcohol and drugs during pregnancy usually get back into those bad habits within two years, according to a recent study. It might be easier for them to stay off the alcohol or drugs if they did drug or alcohol rehab. But they don’t usually go that far. They’re just doing it for the baby.

One of the major problems staying clean and sober after the baby is born is that the husband, who was drinking and doing drugs just as the mother was before the pregnancy, doesn’t stop. It’s just the mom. So, after the baby is born the mom is still in the same environment and gets back into it. If the dad had gotten into alcohol rehab or drug addiction treatment, she would have had a much better chance of staying clean herself.

Saddest, of course, is what this does to the child. The mom obviously had good intentions, but now the kid is going to grow up with parents who drink and take drugs. I don’t know the exact statistics on it, but I’m certain that most kids in foster care are there because their parents were substance abusers.

Those who are soon to be grandmothers and grandfathers would be wise to get both their son and daughter-in-law, or vice versa, into an alcohol and drug addiction treatment center to make sure both parents get their substance abuse problems fully handled. Don’t think that because mom managed to quit or cut down during pregnancy, that she’ll be able to continue. It’s going to take the support of the husband as well. If both go into an alcohol or drug addiction treatment center, they’ll both get straightened out and can create a good family.

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