Not many studies are conducted on how women are affected when men become alcoholics. Alcoholism of men becomes the reason and very often the excuse for oppressing women. Not many activists of women's organizations have realized this, and if at all they have realized, not much has been done, except in some stray cases. No doubt, alcoholism has its negative impact on the family life of an addict. It is a 'disease' that has the whole family as victim. It causes ...