Important reasons for drug addiction are given below:
1. Establishing Oneself:
This world is full of competitions. There is everywhere an eternal struggle to establish oneself. This struggle becomes more severe in a society that does not offer the way of economic security.
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There is widespread unemployment everywhere. The youth is forced to remain idle in a constant pressure in mind. These factors result in deviant behaviour including drug addiction.
2. Symbol of Modernity:
Modern society has varied divisions. There is stratification where people from lower rung are unable to intimate themselves with the persons of higher rung.
The drug is regarded as “in-thing” among the rich and elite social groups, therefore people of each strata are attracted towards its addiction.
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3. The Idle Time:
There are people who do not have any hobbies or leisure time activities. They have a lot of free time.
Filling up the idle time, thus, emerges as a very relevant reason for drug or alcohol addiction.
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4. The “Do Me” Generation:
The change in the social structure has resulted in a very distinct change in the attitudes of the present generation.
The present society comprises a “do me” generation where expectations of younger generation are too high. Any failure is blamed on something that was not provided.
There is frustration which becomes a temptation to “escape” from real life struggle. This ultimately drives the younger generation towards drugs.
5. The Isolation:
The lonely high-achiever and the frustrated low- achiever are both vulnerable to drug addiction.
6. Where Ignorance is not Bliss:
Drugs are now a trans-continental multi-billion dollar trade. The trattickers are perpetually searching for new markets and new customers.
With a view to spread addition, drugs are mixed in commonly used food items. The user experiences something new in the edibles and thus becomes addicted to drugs.
7. Faulty Family Patterns:
Quite often addiction among young boys and girls is caused inadvertently by the parents who may be very keen to see that their wards suffer from no social inferiority.
Children of such parents often have access to pocket money disproportionate to their capacity. Such children easily become prey to those who are already addicts.
8. Families involved in Anti-Social Activities:
Couriering and peddling of drugs or illicit liquor is almost an occupation with certain groups of people, children of such families are often prey to drug addiction.
9. Parental Models:
Alcohol is a symbol of sophistication in many social groups. Children of such societies often become prey to drug addiction.
10. Genetic or Biological Reason:
The role of genetics in vulnerability to drugs cannot be denied.
11. Peer Group Influence:
The peer group is a very determining influence in drug abuse studies.
Where all other take alcohol on drugs, even a person who is otherwise not interested may feel tempted to indulge.
12. Influence of Movies and the Media:
Movies and Media have also been glamorising drinking.