Q3. What causes an addiction? - Drug Addiction FAQs

A3. An addiction can start for a variety of reasons. Addiction can develop from a dependency or from experimentation. Some drugs are so powerful that it is possible to become addicted the first few times they are taken.

Other reasons include:

  • Escapism
  • Peer pressure (especially young people)
  • Develops from a legitimate reason, e.g. prescription drugs
  • Genetics (still open to debate)
  • Stress
  • Environment
  • Family life/upbringing
  • Mental illness
  • Addictive personality

There is often more than factor involved but sometimes an addiction appears to start for no apparent reason. Other times it occurs for complex reasons.

Drug Addiction FAQs Index:

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  1. What is an addiction?
  3. What causes an addiction?
  4. Why do some people become addicted but others don’t?
  5. What are the physical effects of an addiction?
  6. What are the mental effects of an addiction?
  7. What is the relationship between addiction and crime?
  8. Can you have a harmless addiction to something?
  9. Are there any risk factors for addiction?
  10. How do I know if I have an addiction?
  11. How do you treat an addiction?
  12. What is ‘withdrawal’?
  13. What are ‘cravings’?
  14. What is a ‘relapse?’
  15. Can you be cured of an addiction?
  16. How does drinking lead to alcoholism?
  17. What are the signs of a drink problem?
  18. What is the difference between alcohol abuse and alcoholism?
  19. What is ‘alcohol tolerance’?
  20. What are alcohol withdrawal symptoms?
  22. What is the treatment for alcohol addiction?
  23. Why is smoking so addictive?
  24. What is ‘nicotine'?
  25. Why is it so difficult to stop smoking?
  26. What are the effects of nicotine withdrawal?
  27. How does smoking cause cancer?
  1. What are the effects of smoking?
  2. What is ‘caffeine’?
  3. How can you become addicted to caffeine?
  4. Which foods or drinks contain caffeine?
  5. What are the effects of too much caffeine?
  6. What is caffeine withdrawal?
  9. How does an addiction start in young people?
  11. Why do young people become addicted?
  12. How can we stop young people from becoming addicted?
  13. Why do people take drugs?
  14. What are ‘hard’ drugs?
  15. What are ‘soft’ drugs?
  16. Is drug use confined to deprived areas only?
  17. What are the signs of drug abuse?
  18. What are the effects of drug use?
  19. What is the link between drug use and crime?
  20. Which are the most popular drugs in the UK?
  21. Why do teenagers take drugs?
  23. Can you stop taking drugs by willpower only?
  24. Why do people lie about taking drugs?
  25. How do you treat drug addiction?
  26. What is ‘cold turkey’?
  27. What is drug rehab?
  28. Does drug treatment work?

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