Please help me, I am drowning! The cry of parents of adolescents with a substance use disorder.

Background: Substance use disorders (SUDs) are on the rise among adolescents worldwide, including in South Africa, causing a significant challenge to parents. Regardless of the difficulties associated with SUDs in adolescents and their impact on parents, current studies on substance addiction have focused on diverse fraternities, excluding social work services for parents of adolescents with SUDs.

Aim: To develop an in-depth understanding of social work services provided to parents of adolescents with SUDs.