Why do people abuse drugs?
Genetics – Addictive disorders/diseases/disease tends to be hereditary. Currently researchers are on the way to isolating the genes that influence vulnerability to alcoholism and substance dependence.
Personality – A person’s environment and personality may influence their drinking and using behaviors. Many times people have been dually diagnosed with chemical dependency and depression or anxiety disorders. It is very difficult to decide which came first, sort of like the chicken and the egg. Did the person drink to self medicate feelings of depression or anxiety or did the depression and anxiety begin after their chemical use became out of control. Many times these patients need to be successfully detoxed to see if other symptoms emerge and then treat the other disorders such as depression and anxiety.
Learned Behaviors – Again, chemical dependency is hereditary, so many times people have been predisposed to drinking and using drugs. Therefore there is a high incidence of these behaviors beginning as learned behaviors to deal with day- to-day frustrations.
Cultural, Social or Environmental Factor -There are no boundaries to chemical dependency. All cultures and social groups become chemically dependent. Environmental issues do affect the age of onset and many reasons a person may use.
Behavioral
Alcoholism
Alzheimer’s
Anxiety
Bipolar Disorder
Depression
Drug Abuse
OCD
Panic Disorders
PTSD
Schizophrenia
Brain Tumors
Acoustic Neuroma
Glioblastoma
Meningioma
Pituitary Tumors
Cancer
Epilepsy
Generalized
Complex
Psychogenic
Heart
Aortic Aneurysms
Angina
Arrhythmias
Atherosclerosis
Cardiomyopathy
Cholesterol
Coronary Artery
Heart Attack
Heart Disease
Heart Failure
Heart Murmur
High Blood Pressure
Valvular Disease
Movement Disorders
Balance Disorders
Dystonia
Huntington’s Disease
Parkinson’s Disease
Essential Tremors
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Multiple Sclerosis
Stroke
Aneurysms
Arteriovenous
Hypertensive
TIA
General Illnesses
Abdominal Pain
Allergies
Asthma
Bronchitis
Diabetes
Ear Infections
Gastro-Reflux
Headaches
Hypothyroidism
Insomnia
Lower Back Pain
Rash
Sinusitis
Upper Respiratory
Urinary Tract