What Social and Personal Factors Induce Millions of People to Abuse Drugs and Alcohol?

Question by joker_vs_joker: What social and personal factors induce millions of people to abuse drugs and alcohol?
What social and personal factors induce millions of people to abuse drugs and alcohol despite all the publicity regarding the negative effects of drug abuse?

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Answer by larry o
drugs and alcohol provide a temporary escape from reality and sometimes that helps. especially since reality has gotten a lot more harsh lately than it ever was before. no one considers the negative affects b/c they think that their use of drugs is temporary and they can stop when they feel better. they’re usually wrong.

Answer by aannc44
Stress, self medicating due to mental illness or any other ailment, escape from their reality if only for a short period of time. The fact that something is wrong or bad for you not only can make it more appealing for some, but often falls on deaf ears due to the positive effects of the drug of choice. Once someone is in fact addicted, which both of these mentioned are highly, then comes a whole new factor to battle.

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