Kategorier: Alle - stress - performance - curiosity - addiction

af Jorge Isaac Rivera Toro 6 år siden

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Drug addiction

Many factors contribute to the initiation and continuation of drug addiction. Among these, the desire to enhance performance in areas like sports and academics is a significant motivator, leading individuals to consume narcotic substances.

Drug addiction

DRUG ADDICTION

Influence of the family context

Certain studies establish that coexistence in an unstable family environment, being the child of drug addicted parents or mental disorders in parents are factors that facilitate the consumption of drugs in the youngest.

Attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity

Depression

Medical prescription

In most cases, when we think of an addiction, only all kinds of illegal substances or alcohol come to mind. However, those drugs prescribed at risk of addiction and administered in the wrong way, are likely to become possible drugs of abuse or, at least, generate a lot of dependence.

Sleeping problems

Sleep problems are becoming more common in many people, also those people who need to rest properly for any reason, or who do their work at night and need to sleep for the day, can begin to use drugs or relaxing compounds that will help sleep.

Imitation by admiration

Especially at younger ages, the influence of certain known people or public figures can make some people want to imitate some of their behaviors among which is the experimentation with drugs.

Lack of social skills

The properties of certain drugs of abuse facilitate that the person feels uninhibited and safe. Therefore, those people of an introverted nature or with little social skills are more likely to consume some substance at times when they have to face social interaction.

Pressure or influences of the circle of friends

One of the most frequent causes of drug addiction in adolescents is the pressure they receive from their group of friends to start drinking. In groups in which the consumption is habitual or frequent, it is very possible that the minor initiates and maintains the consumption of drugs with the intention of fitting in or integrating into it.

Anxiety

Anxiety disorder is one of the most common pathologies. Now, with proper treatment, people who suffer from it can learn to manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life.

Lack of motivation and objectives

There are numerous cases of drug addiction people who do not find any kind of motivation in their life, therefore they seek in drugs the experimentation of pleasant sensations or euphoria.

Improve performance

In certain areas such as sports or academics, it is common for some people to resort to the consumption of some type of narcotic substance to try to improve their performance.

Relief from stress

This point is closely related to the previous one. Those people whose rhythm of life entails great pressure or stress, whether at work, family or social level, can find in drugs a way to relax and relieve tension even for a few moments.

Traumatic experiences

Although not all people who have experienced a traumatic experience or a high emotional content develop behaviors or habits of drug addiction, many others find in drugs an escape that helps them cope with certain especially complicated situations.

Curiosity

After numerous investigations, it has been concluded that curiosity is one of the main causes of drug addiction behavior. This factor occurs especially in the youngest population, which starts in the consumption of drugs influenced by information received from the environment or the media.