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Running head: CHILDHOOD ABUSE AND ITS LONG TERM EFFECTS Childhood Abuse and its Long Term Interpersonal and Mental Effects Nicole R. Collins Xavier University of Louisiana Childhood Abuse and its Long Term Interpersonal and Mental Effects According to Cheng and Lo (2007) childhood physical abuse has been proven to be a strong predictor of adults’ current substance abuse, such as marijuana and drugs. While Zlotnick, Johnson, Stout, Zywiak, Johnson, and Schneider (2006) found that alcohol abuse and social dysfunctions were a result of childhood physical abuse. Yet, both drug and alcohol dependency are forms of substance abuse. One of Cheng and Lo’s (2006) hypothesis was to see if the more years a child experiences abuses leads to a greater impact substance abuse has on their life later. It was also founded that depression played a “mediating role” (p. 144). Many who are abused find it to difficult to deal with the pain so they use alcohol to ease the pain (Zlotnick et......

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