Although research has identified a number of risk factors for drug abuse, there is no single, reliable predictor of who will abuse drugs and who will not. With this caveat in mind, the Center for Substance Abuse and Prevention, a branch of the Department of Health and Human Services’ SAMHSA, has organized risk factors for drug abuse into three groups: individual factors, family factors, and environmental factors. Individual risk factors include antisocial behavior (such as criminal activity and violence), social isolation, high need for independence, psychopathology, positive attitudes toward drug use, poor impulse control, and thrill-seeking personality type. Family factors include parental drug use, poor family relationships, interpersonal conflict, and physical or sexual abuse. Environmental factors include peer influence, rejection or low acceptance, cultural or social norms, poverty, neighborhood disorganization, scholastic failure, low scholastic involvement, and negative school environment. Awareness of these risk factors can help in the early identification of individuals likely to begin abusing or continue abusing drugs.
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