Grandparents and Drug Addiction-Grandparents as Parents because of addiction

More than one million American children now live with grandparents, primarily because of their parent's addiction to opioids and other drugs. Bacall Hincks, Family Advocate and Program Coordinator at Children's Service Society of Utah said this growing trend is causing grandparents to put off retirement and plow through savings to rescue their grandchildren from dangerous situations. She discussed how these difficult experiences can negatively affect children’s mental and physical health.