Sexual Abuse and Addiction: Does Trauma Contribute to Substance Use?
2022-12-20T18:33:06+00:00The following contains sensitive material regarding sexual abuse and its aftereffects. We all have experienced trauma in our lives at some point, but arguably the most egregious is in the form of sexual abuse. It doesn’t discriminate and the resulting trauma often forces its victims to turn to substance abuse. Sexual Abuse And The Aftereffects Simply put, sexual abuse is a sexual act or behavior that is forced upon someone without their consent. Most of us think of rape and molestation when we hear the term, but non-contact sexual acts such as exposure can be just as damaging. In a male-dominated [...]