| The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has a
statutory duty to advise the Government on drugs of misuse and the health
and social problems these may cause. Its Prevention Working Group carries
out in-depth Inquiries into aspects of drug use that are causing
particular concern, with the aim of producing considered reports that will
be helpful to policy makers, service providers and others. In 2000 the
Council decided to focus on the children of problem drug users.
Its terms of reference were to:
. estimate the number of children so
affected in the UK;
. examine the immediate and long-term
consequences of parental drug use for these children from conception
through to adolescence;
. consider the current involvement of
relevant health, social care, education, criminal justice and other
services;
. identify the best policy and practice
here and abroad; and
. make policy and practice
recommendations.
Report Cover sheet 
Executive Summary
Main Report
Appendices
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