Whilst we all know that drugs have a devastating effect on those who consume them and on those who are close to them now we shall discuss what happens in the first place that causes people to consume drugs and who are the ones who have a higher risk of becoming drug addicts. First of all some of the factors that may lead to drug addiction are living in poverty, peer pressure especially at school, consuming drugs from an early age, facing a difficult situation, having parents that are not usually present, experiencing mental health problems, having relatives that have consumed drugs in the past and having consumed certain prescribed medicines such as painkillers can also increase the risk of for an individual to become a drug addict. Whilst these factors may increase the risk for drug addiction also some people become drug addicts as they see drugs as a way to escape reality, to increase their performance whether at school or at work, to feel pleasure or some just simply begin to consume drugs as they are curious about them. So as a result of this many people have become addicted to drugs and this can have terrible consequences as this can cause certain health complications, it deteriorates mental health, it can cause you to get certain diseases such as HIV/AIDS for example in the case of shared needles plus drug addiction can also lead to economic and legal problems as in some place
s you may end up in jail for consuming drugs and in the worst cases drug addiction can lead to death either as a result of health complications, disease or suicide.
Drug addiction not only affects the individual that consumes them but it also affects those who are close to him and the community itself. ThatΒs why it is very important to offer help to those that are vulnerable to drug addiction and to those who display symptoms of drug consumption such as abnormal behavior or economic problems plus in order to prevent drug addiction spreading awareness is also of great importance. Drug addiction can cause many difficulties to a family as in many cases despite the efforts made by families such as offering rehabilitation some drug addicts return to drugs and for a family seeing their loved one in such as state can be very helpful and heart breaking and the fact that they must deal with their behavior under the influence of drugs and the fact that some of them steal from their own family in order to get drugs makes things even worse. Also despite the fact that some drug addicts may live completely separated from their family and never meet with them just the fact of knowing that a relative or a loved one has become a drug addict is terrible and despite the fact that the family may not interact or socialize with him they still constantly worry about him and what he must be going trough.