Somewhere between 1 in 4 and 7 in 10 men are inebriated when they commit domestic violence. These are shockingly damning statistics of the effect that alcohol has on our society.
Relevant alcohol effects include a reduction in cognitive and physical functions that impair self-control, with the consequent effect of reducing the ability to resolve conflicts nonviolently. Further, excessive drinking by one partner can exacerbate financial difficulties, childcare problems, infidelity, or other family stressors.
In addition, individual and societal beliefs that alcohol promotes aggression can encourage violent behaviour after drinking. Studies of intimate partner violence have regularly identified recent consumption of alcohol by perpetrators.