Battered Women with Chemically-involved Partners

The New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence offers this helpful fact sheet addressing the fact that an abuser's involvement with substances can have a significant impact on victims of domestic violence including their ability to participate in services designed to address the needs of family members of chemically- dependent persons.
http://www.opdv.state.ny.us/health_humsvc/substance/codependency.html