The writers of When Men Batter Women note: “Battering is fundamentally perpetuated by its success in controlling, intimidating, and subjugating the battered woman.... Alcohol and drug abuse are part of the lifestyle of the batterer.
दारूडेपणा आणि मादक पदार्थांचे व्यसन, मारणाऱ्‍या पुरुषाच्या जीवनशैलीचे अभिन्‍न अंग बनलेले असतात हे खरे आहे.