Why do persons opt to use chemical stimulants when they're so bad for you? The causes of drug addiction are as varied as the number of drugs that are available for use. 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 misuse in their families are certainly at greater risk for drug addiction problems. It has been shown over and over again that the children of alcohol addicted persons and drug-dependent persons are far more likely to exhibit addictive leanings than offspring of non-addicted mothers and fathers. This is commonly attributed largely to environmental causes and vicarious learning.
The children of those addicted to alcohol or drug addicts see their parents running from from problems using drugs.When they come up against problems themselves they are naturally more likely than their school-friends to reach for the same crutch.
This is not to say however that genetic factors are immaterial. Certainly babies of addicted mums can be born with a craving for alcohol or illicit drugs, and many believe that the 'addictive personality' is something that is engraved in the genes of the addict.
Sometimes though there is no sad background story behind addiction. Often with an addiction to medically prescribed drugs, the dependent person started taking the prescription drugs because they were overcoming some type of legitimate disease. Over time however they started to feel that they were incapable of do without their medication, and that if they stopped taking their tablets, the pain would reappear.
People who have low self-respect are certainly more predisposed to to drug addiction. Such persons may feel they have no control over their lives and will turn to chemical stimulants as a way to cope. They regularly feel they can't gratify the persons around them so they have to modify themselves to enable them to fit in. The change is made easier by consuming chemical stimulants because the artificial stimulants make them them into someone and something that they are not. Stress is habitually listed as the number one reason of drug addiction.
Life is stressful for everyone. Some of us however are better able to cope with this than others. Some turn to drugs as an easy way to get passed their anxieties. Once a person starts consuming chemical stimulants to overcome trauma it can be hard to halt the cycle because the stresses are still there once the high is gone, so the user feels he or she needs more drugs to bring more support. That type of cycle can lead to long-term addiction.
Part of the reason for the popularity of drug addiction is simply because they are so easily accessible. Even for those who don't have contact with their neighborhood dealers of illegal substances, alcohol and medically prescribed drugs are easy to acquire and can prove just as useful (and destructive).
So why do people use drugs? The simple answer is that persons use chemical stimulants in order to have control over their moods, but as to why some people need so desperately to control their moods while others manage to cope without artificial stimulants, there is no straightforward answer.
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