Although many people drink because it makes them feel better about themselves, drinking excessively can negatively impact one’s personality. Wives and girlfriends of alcoholics are often subjected to many types of alcohol-related abuse. Couples can also exhibit mutually violent behaviors attributed to alcohol. Research indicates that marriages in which only one spouse drinks heavily end in divorce 50 percent of the time.4 Data indicates that 12-70 percent of adults who abuse children are alcoholics.6