The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) cautions that trauma, violence and abuse of women is more common that you may think. One frightening statistic is that nearly one-fourth of all women are raped or physically abused at some point in their lives. The effect of this trauma may appear right away or [...]
The consequences of substance abuse can thread through a household on a multitude of physical and emotional levels, including making the children or spouse living with an alcoholic more susceptible to domestic violence. It is believed that about 80 percent of domestic violence cases are connected in some way to substance abuse, and the ramifications [...]
Recent research further supports the long-held idea that children who are exposed to violence at home may be more likely to have relationship problems later in life. Not only are these children at a higher risk to participate in violent situations in their own homes, but they may also be more likely to have problems [...]
Some addicted batterers are sabotaged in substance treatment by their victims because they may be less dangerous when intoxicated. While this is certainly not always the case, and while many batterers are significantly more dangerous when using substances, there are some batterers who become more “sedated” when using. Partners who resist substance treatment for addicted [...]
