The most damaging consequence of addiction is the inability to explore alternative modes of behavior that might prove less destructive and more beneficial to the individual and those close to her. (legalalignment.com)
It was essentially flawed and beyond regulatory control with a range of damaging consequences for the public interest, as experience has demonstrated. (aclatterofthelaw.com)
Such parents also have a great deal of trouble separating from their kids in adolescence and nurturing their children's independence, with damaging consequences for children's emotional and moral development. (gse.harvard.edu)