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Alcoholism, drug abuse behind domestic violence: activist
The Hindu
Police and society needs to be gender sensitive, says K. Ajitha
Alcoholism and drug abuse among men coupled with dowry system are the major reasons for domestic violence in the State, according to K. Ajitha, president of Anweshi Women’s Counselling Centre in Kozhikode. “The drug or alcohol in the system makes men more violent than usual,” she said in her social media post on Friday. Anweshi is one of the service providers in Kozhikode district for women in distress, and more than 70% of cases received by the centre every year pertain to domestic violence.More Related News