My opinion on the claim that gender-based violence can happen as a result of addiction to alc-ohol/ dr-ugs is that it is True.
Addiction to alc-ohol reduces a person's control over their actions which means that they could engage in gender-based violence as a result of being unable to control their actions when dr-unk.
Dr-ug addiction can also lead to gender-based violence when the addict loses control as a result of the dr-ugs' influence and assaults a person.
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