Environment
Studies have shown that the environment that a child grows up in is a direct relation to the drug addiction problem that is plaguing the adults around the world. Children that grow up in a home where drug use is accepted are more likely to themselves become addicted to drugs.
In families where drug use is acceptable the risk for use to develop into abuse increases, although some people will reject drugs when they witness and experience the negative consequences. When a person is exposed to an environment where drug use is viewed as normal and common, the person will likely begin or increase her drug intake, reports the Partnership for a Drug-Free America. This acceptability and regular use is likely to influence the development of problems with drug abuse.
Maybe suprising to some but not to Drug Addiction Treatment Centers the poverty level also plays a part in drug abuse among children. As a way to generate income many people who have no other way of income turn to selling drugs and then give them to children so they can become addicted and start paying for their drugs to the drug dealer. It’s a scary cycle that isn’t easily stopped.
Growing up surrounded by poverty can increase the possibility for drug abuse, notes the Partnership for a Drug-Free America. Neighborhoods that have high rates of poverty tend to also have high rates of drug abuse. Drugs are often sold in these neighborhoods as a way to make quick and significant amounts of money. Drug dealers often push their drugs onto influential teens and children by giving them away for free; this is a way to ensure a continued supply of consumers.
