URBAN GROOVES musician Trevor Dongo has revealed that although much emphasis is placed on men as v!ctims of dr+g and substance abus3, women also face the same predicament due to abus3 in relationships.
Writing on his social media handles, the musician said: “Whenever we mention dr+g abus3, we think of men mostly, but forgetting that there are also women who are victims of substance abus3. Some of these women are driven into taking dr+gs due to abus3, be it in marriages or relationships. Love should not hurt.”
The World Health Organisation (WHO) indicated in a report published this year that globally about one in three women (30%) of women worldwide had been subjected to either physical or emotional vi0lence by s3xual partners or non-partners in their lifetime.
“Most of this vi0lence is intimat3 partner vi0lence. Worldwide, almost one third (27%) of women aged 15-49 years who have been in relationships report that they have been subjected to some form of physical and/or s3xual vi0lence by their intimat3 partner,” the report established.
The report further noted that violence can negatively affect women’s physical, mental, sexu@l and reproductive health and may increase the risk of acquiring HIV in some settings.
The report also indicated that these forms of vi0lence lead to depression, post-traumatic stress disorders, sleep difficulties, eating disorders and suic!de attempts while an analysis carried out by the organisation also revealed that women who experienced intimate partner vi0lence are almost twice likely to experience depression and problem drinking.
“S3xual vi0lence, particularly during childhood can lead to increased smoking, substance use and risky s3xual behaviours. It is also associated with perpetration of vi0lence (for males) and being a vict!m of vi0lence (for females),” WHO noted.
SOURCE : NEWSDAY
