Alcohol is just like any other mind altering substance. A person who suffers from alcohol abuse does not think clearly. They are prone to fits of rage and bouts of depression. Alcohol addiction can lead to domestic violence in the home.
You may be under stress and so you decided to stop at the bar to have a drink on your way home from work. After the first drink you realize you’re feeling a little better. You decide to have another drink. Before you know it the bar is closing, you are drunk, and there’s no place to go but home. When you get home you are at the door by your spouse. Your spouse is angry because you missed the school play. A fight ensues. What started as a yelling match becomes an all out brawl. The next thing you know you are sitting in jail charged with domestic violence.
This scenario occurs everyday. And more people are susceptible to alcohol abuse each year. Treatment centers that used to specialize in drug addictions are now taking patients who suffer with alcohol addiction. Treatment plans are being developed for people of all ages. Not every alcoholic is an adult.
Domestic violence is probably one of the worst crimes because it affects entire families. The person who suffers from alcohol abuse does not even realize how violent they become. They feel justified in their anger. Yet the rage they display is not just anger. It is a violent devastating show of force. This is why so many people who suffer from alcohol abuse are in denial. They do not want to face the fact that they are the ones responsible for hurting their families.
Alcohol intervention shows the alcoholic the damage he or she is causing. Alcohol treatment centers help them to heal the wounds created by their disease.