Escaping suffering

Alcohol, drugs and a spiral of violence

The Gewaltschutzzentrum, the Verein Suchthilfe Tirol and the Beratungsstelle für Gewaltprävention provided information at a press conference.(Bild: Christof Birbaumer)

Alcohol or drugs and domestic violence - two problems that often intermingle. Treatment is necessary for both individually. Three Tyrolean organizations talk about the connection between addictive substances and domestic violence.

It is not an isolated case that the disinhibiting effects of alcohol and illicit drugs can develop in a violent offender and result in physical, verbal or sexual violence. It is a sad reality in around 50 percent of cases of domestic violence dealt with by the Psychosocial Care Service Tyrol (PSP) violence prevention advice center.