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South African legislation and policy documents provide a framework that emphasises the need to protect and care for children of addicted parents. However, the literature and recent studies do not focus on how adolescents in rural communities experience dealing with an addicted parent or the type of services they need. This article is based on a qualitative research study that explored and described the experiences and coping strategies of adolescents in rural communities who are faced with their parents’ addiction. The findings describe their perceptions of the nature of parental substance addiction, how it affects them, how they deal with it and their requests for support. |