Intimate partner violence and specific substance use disorders: Findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.
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The association between substance use and intimate partner violence (IPV) is robust. It is less clear how the use of specific substances relates to relationship violence. This study examined IPV perpetration and victimization related to the following specific substance use disorders: alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, and opioid. The poly substance use of alcohol and cocaine, as well as alcohol and marijuana, were also examined. Data were analyzed from wave two of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (2004-2005). Associations between substance use disorders and IPV were tested using logistic regression models while controlling for important covariates and accounting for the complex survey design. Alcohol use disorders and cocaine use disorders were most strongly associated with IPV perpetration, while cannabis use disorders and opioid use disorders were most strongly associated with IPV victimization. A diagnosis of both an alcohol use disorder and cannabis use disorder decreased the likelihood of IPV perpetration compared to each individual substance use disorder. A diagnosis of both an alcohol use disorder and cocaine use disorder increased likelihood of reporting IPV perpetration compared with alcohol use disorders alone but decreased likelihood of perpetration compared with a cocaine use disorder diagnosis alone. Overall, substance use disorders were consistently related to intimate partner violence after controlling for important covariates. These results provide further evidence for the important link between substance use disorders and IPV and add to our knowledge of which specific substances may be related to relationship violence.
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Partner substance use is associated with IPV and influences help seeking behaviours.
“Given the established association between partner substance use and IPV [47, 48], as well as its influence on help seeking behaviours [49, 50], a composite measure was established to capture substance-related relationship strain.”
From Locked down, locked out: a cross-sectional study on experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) and barriers to formal and informal support during COVID-19 lockdowns in Ontario (2025) · cites this paper as [48]
The Abstract and Results (Intimate Partner Violence; page unavailable) report an association between respondents’ substance use disorders and IPV perpetration or victimization. The paper measures respondents’ use, not specifically a partner’s use as reported by the other person. The help-seeking clause has separate citations and is not attributed to this source. (LLM, conf=0.78)
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- Authors
- Smith, P. H., Homish, G. G., Leonard, K. E., & Cornelius, J. R.
- Affiliations
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
- State University of New York (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Venue
- Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
- Published
- 2012
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 236-245
- ISSN
- 0893-164X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1501
- PMC
- PMC3883081
- OpenAlex
- W2170162866
- Cited by
- 279
- References
- 35
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- FWCI
- 11.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- correction (2012-04-09)
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Psychology of Addictive Behaviors (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- ABMRF/The Foundation for Alcohol Research
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Keywords
- intimate partner violence, substance use disorders, alcoholism, cannabis use disorder, cocaine dependence, opioid use disorder, polydrug use, IPV perpetration, IPV victimization, relationship violence
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Alcoholic Intoxication, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Interview, Psychological, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Spouse Abuse, United States, Violence, Comorbidity, Prevalence, Logistic Models, Sex Distribution, Crime Victims, Substance-Related Disorders, Alcohol-Related Disorders, Young Adult
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