Personality
Aside from the inherited factors, some people have a personality that is more likely to become drug dependent.
- People are curious, so that alone can lead a person to try a drug. We experiment and see what happens.
- We are looking to relax and have pleasure.
- We all want to feel good, and we’re by nature impatient. Drugs give us an instant gratification that other things do not, so for that moment or hour of for whatever timeframe, we feel good.
- We want what we want.
- Someone diagnosed with depression, attention deficit disorder, or hyperactivity.
- Maybe there has been some stress, or anxiety in their life. Whatever the case, these are contributing factors.
Even some common personality characteristics, such as aggression, may be a factor. Children who do not have confidence, healthy self-esteem may be prone to turning to drugs to fill the void.
Teen Addiction causes negative changes in personality that can lead to an even more destructive behavior.