Looking for studies - Children of Mother's with Addiction

[knowl3dge]

I'm looking for any reference articles to gather information specifically pertaining to children of mothers who are addicts. (Opiate addiction, but anything would be helpful). I'm looking for effects of how the mother being absent can affect the development in the acute phases of toddler development, when they are beginning to understand emotional relationships.

Situations where a mother was present, and then suddenly absent in early years. An emotional attachment formed, but then removed. I suppose it doesn't have to be addiction specific. Anything would help. Much appreciated.

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[singasongofjoy]

Are you a student? E.g., do you need tips on how to do a targeted literature search? Is this a class assignment?

 

[PsyDr]

So are you a student or are you a parent contesting a custody thing?