How perpetrators of domestic violence use drugs and alcohol to control their victims
- Written by Cathy Humphreys, Professor of Social Work, The University of Melbourne
panitanphoto/ShutterstockAt least three decades of research on the intersection of substance use with domestic and family violence consistently shows the frequency, severity and impact of violence increases in the context of the perpetrator using alcohol and other drugs.
Some 24–54% of domestic and family violence incidents reported to police...





