What Causes Someone To Partake In Domestic Violence

his week’s chapter talked about contributing factors to what causes someone to partake in domestic violence. Many studies have been conducted that reveal a correlation between people who have a substance abuse problem and people who engage in intimate partner violence. The studies support that men who have a drug or alcohol issue are 3.1 times more likely to abuse their partner. They also have found the same correlation with women who have a substance abuse issue. I was not surprised with all the evidence and data that support the claim that people who have a substance abuse problem are more likely to be abusers because most of the scenarios that I personally know of that involve domestic violence, both parties use drugs and abuse alcohol. In my opinion I believe that people who engage in drug and alcohol abuse definitely are more likely to be in abusive relationships. I do not feel like these substances cause people to become violent but they do alter a person’s mind and the part of your brain that makes decisions which causes a person to act out of character. The person of course had to already have an abusive personality but when one takes drugs the lines of what not to cross become blurred and instead of calling their
Studies revealed that one – fifth of elder abuse offenders were identified as abusing substances when they emotionally abused an older adult. Another study showed that fifty percent of offenders who physically harmed an older adult were under the influence of a substance. Also they found that when sexual abuse had taken place against an older adult that twenty – eight percent of the offenders had a substance abuse problem. These facts are gross and overwhelming and support that people who use drugs and abuse alcohol are more likely to abuse people in