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One in four American children have a parent with substance use disorder, study finds

A new study estimates that 19 million children in the U.S. have a parent with a substance use disorder, and that alcohol is the most commonly used substance by the parents.

NPR’s Rhitu Chatterjee reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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