Substance abuse and dependence has been identified as a coping mechanism for female victims of domestic violence but sometimes this can mean it also increases the level of abuse the victim receives because it makes her more vulnerable which will automatically give the abuser more control. One of the first statement regarding the connection was released in 1988 with a study created by both stark and Flitcraft, in this study they stated that “women who experience domestic violence are more likely to misuse prescription drugs as well as alcohol”. A year later Miller and Dawns released a similar statement stating that “women who abuse substances are more likely to experience domestic abuse”. According to both statements, domestic abuse and substance
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The findings varied throughout the project, when dealing with reported domestic violence within the clients interviewed, it can be seen that the “the major pattern of reported domestic violence was male perpetrator to female partners” (the making links project). Regarding drug abuse, the results varied throughout the project, for some clients it showed that the abuser is the one that mainly encouraged the victim to use, that way he would have more control over her because the victim in this case becomes dependent on him as her drug supplier which makes it harder for her to leave. Unluckily returning to your abusive partner can mean that the abusive will increase which can also increase the victim’s substance misuse. One of the negative thoughts a victim of domestic abuse has while using drugs or drinking alcohol is that “If victim is using illicit drugs she is liable to prosecution for drug related offences, and this may make her wary of contacting the police for help regarding domestic violence” (the making links project). Once a victim leaves the abusive relationship, not only does she can begin to experience drug withdrawals which can include feelings of paranoia and extreme fear but also she endangers her life. Evidence shows that United Kingdom lacks data on the …show more content…
As mentioned in the chapter above, some victims tend to believe that using drugs is what brought them to their partners “I guess what turned us on to each other is he smoked and I smoked, and when we were younger, he had a big crush on me. So, we started seeing each other, living together, smoked, drank, and tripped on acid” (Macy R et al 2013) A high percentage of the women in drug treatments have reported being victims of domestic abuse. The psychopharmacological explanations to how drug use leads to intimate partner violence is “induces cognitive disruption and impairs the ability to process social interactions for the perpetrator and victim” (El-Bassel et al 2004). Domestic abuse occurs when there is an “unequal distribution of power, social status, labour and drugs between intimate partners” it often starts with the abuser accusing the victim of overspending money and sharing drugs which later leads to a big argument and that turns to abuse. Just like drug abuse tends to lead to domestic violence, in their research studies El-Bassel and colleagues stated that domestic abuse is what initiates substance misuse for victims in the United States, “women initiate or increase their
The findings varied throughout the project, when dealing with reported domestic violence within the clients interviewed, it can be seen that the “the major pattern of reported domestic violence was male perpetrator to female partners” (the making links project). Regarding drug abuse, the results varied throughout the project, for some clients it showed that the abuser is the one that mainly encouraged the victim to use, that way he would have more control over her because the victim in this case becomes dependent on him as her drug supplier which makes it harder for her to leave. Unluckily returning to your abusive partner can mean that the abusive will increase which can also increase the victim’s substance misuse. One of the negative thoughts a victim of domestic abuse has while using drugs or drinking alcohol is that “If victim is using illicit drugs she is liable to prosecution for drug related offences, and this may make her wary of contacting the police for help regarding domestic violence” (the making links project). Once a victim leaves the abusive relationship, not only does she can begin to experience drug withdrawals which can include feelings of paranoia and extreme fear but also she endangers her life. Evidence shows that United Kingdom lacks data on the …show more content…
As mentioned in the chapter above, some victims tend to believe that using drugs is what brought them to their partners “I guess what turned us on to each other is he smoked and I smoked, and when we were younger, he had a big crush on me. So, we started seeing each other, living together, smoked, drank, and tripped on acid” (Macy R et al 2013) A high percentage of the women in drug treatments have reported being victims of domestic abuse. The psychopharmacological explanations to how drug use leads to intimate partner violence is “induces cognitive disruption and impairs the ability to process social interactions for the perpetrator and victim” (El-Bassel et al 2004). Domestic abuse occurs when there is an “unequal distribution of power, social status, labour and drugs between intimate partners” it often starts with the abuser accusing the victim of overspending money and sharing drugs which later leads to a big argument and that turns to abuse. Just like drug abuse tends to lead to domestic violence, in their research studies El-Bassel and colleagues stated that domestic abuse is what initiates substance misuse for victims in the United States, “women initiate or increase their