Analyzing current data on the topic of children and sexual abuse, in the United States, approximately one million children suffer from some method of abuse. This can manifest as sexual abuse and/or neglect. (Life 1993). As we have discovered, childhood sexual abuse is one of many types of violence related to alcohol use and abuse. Whether it is alcohol consumption as a consequence or as a causal factor. Family substance abuse may contribute to the abusive treatment of children within the household. Research has suggested that children who have experienced abuse from their parents may be at increased risk of developing substance abuse as adults. Child abuse has been shown to exist in many diverse forms, including emotional abuse, neglect, physical abuse. abuse, psychological violence and sexual assault. (Veige 1989). The term physical abuse in this article refers to all types of abuse that result in physical injury. The list of physical injuries manifests itself as marks, bruises, lacerations or fractures. Childhood sexual abuse also includes a variety of behaviors, from fondling and touching to sodomy, incest or rape. Childhood sexual abuse also includes non-physical factors such as masturbating in front of a child, sharing pornographic images, and having the child observe sex. Child neglect, for this research, is defined as a situation in which a child receives inadequate care from a parent. . This includes the situation where the care provided to a child falls below societal standards. For example, a parent or guardian fails to provide food, clothing, shelter, or appropriate treatment by a medical professional...... middle of paper ......r substance abuse and, by therefore, is unwilling or diminishes responsibility for their abusive behavior.3. The disinhibition hypothesis: This concept suggests that the pharmacological actions of the abused substance in one's brain interfere with the normal actions of brain centers that control socially inappropriate behaviors. Sexual Abuse The association between caregiver substance abuse and childhood sexual abuse can be extremely complicated. In most cases, the abuser's abuser may be the drug-addicted parent or another person. Numerous studies have linked experiences of childhood sexual abuse to family history of substance abuse (Miller et al. 1997). Similarly, Vogeltanz and colleagues (1999) recognized parental substance abuse as a major risk factor for childhood sexual abuse..