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    Causes Of Drug Addiction

    Why do some people select to use drugs when they're so bad for you? The causes of drug addiction are as varied as the amount of drugs that are obtainable for use - both legally and illegally. There is no one cause for drug addiction just like there is no consistent profile of a drug user.

    People who have a history of drug use or abuse in their families are at risk for drug addiction problems. It has been proven that children of alcoholics will exhibit addictive tendencies. Children of alcoholics or drug users generally have low self-esteem and observe their parents escaping from troubles using drugs. When they observe this, their minds say that this is the technique to act and they themselves become users.

    There is also a biological basis for causing drug addiction. Drugs alter the brain's chemicals and the technique the brain functions. Drug addiction creates dependence in the brain by changing the brain's reward functions - the part that reinforces certain behaviors.

    Prescription drug addiction is caused by the person's inability to function without the drug in their system. People become addicted to prescription drugs because they usually are taking them to overcome some type of pain. They commence to feel that if they are not taking their pills, the pain will return.

    Some people are more susceptible to addiction than others. People who have low self-esteem, are often depressed, and who feel they have no control over their lives will often resort to drugs as a technique to cope. They often feel they can't please the people around them so they have to alteration themselves in order to fit in. The alteration is made easier by using drugs because the drugs transform them into someone and something that they are not.

    Stress is often attributed as a cause of drug addiction. Life can be very stressful no matter who you are. Some of us are better able to cope with stress than others. Others still just look for an easy technique to forget their stress - and that easy technique is via drugs. Once the drug use starts, it's often hard to obtain away from it because the stresses will still be there once the high is gone, so the user feels he or she requirements more drugs to cope. That type of cycle leads to addiction.

    Finally, drugs are easily accessible. They are obtainable in a lot places if you just ask around for them. Because of that easy access, it's more likely that a person will commence using ultimately becoming addicted.

    The causes of drug addiction are wide and varied. The key to stopping drug addiction is to obtain rid of those causes before they become a problem.

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