Parental Substance Use as Child Maltreatment - Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Substance-Exposed Newborns

This issue is not addressed in the laws and ordinances reviewed.

Children Exposed to Parental Substance Use
Citation: Tribal Code § 7B-101

The term 'child maltreatment' includes a 'drug-endangered child.'

A 'drug-endangered child' is a child who is at substantial risk of suffering harm because of their parent, guardian, custodian, or caregiver's drug misuse, abuse, possession, manufacturing, or distribution, including, but not limited to, the risk created when the parent, guardian, custodian, or caregiver's drug use interferes with the caregiver's ability to provide proper supervision or a safe and nurturing environment for the child. For the purposes of this chapter, 'drug' also includes alcohol.