Relationships Violence and Drugs

The number of women with Substance Abuse Disorder is higher than ever before. In a study conducted through University of Padova in Italy, the researchers discovered a correlation between addicted women and those suffering from intimate partner violence. Whether the substance use is a coping mechanism or cause for the abuse, the two issues together create a lot of problems. “In particular, what appears as the most relevant characteristic that these phenomena share is the increasing impact they have on mental, physical, and emotional individuals’ health and all those consequences which they may generate inside the social and economic network” (Simonelli, Pasquali, & De Palo, 2014, p. 1). Both are leading to higher mortality rates and instability of the structures of society.
Women who are abused by their partners are more likely to develop mental illnesses such as anxiety or depression. Therefore, if they have an addiction, then women tend to turn to mental health facilities rather than substance abuse rehabilitation centers to overcome their disease. The types of substances typically abused by genders are different as well. Addicted women are more likely to use pharmaceutical drugs whereas addicted men often use cocaine. Despite these gendered differences, intimate partner violence and substance abuse needs to stop. Even if the two are existing in the same person, it is only more prevalent for them to get help. There are always options.
Helix Counseling and Coaching Services provides an outlet, especially if you are suffering from both previously mentioned issues. You are not alone, and recovery is possible. Calling us at (949) 214-4018.
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European Journal of Psychotraumatology "Intimate Partner Violence and Drug-Addicted Women: From Explicative Models to Gender-Oriented Treatments"