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"Why are some people more likely to become drug addicts than others?"

Genetic Inheritance - If your parents have a problem with addiction then you will most likely do the same kind of drugs that they are doing, which is why drug addictions are more likely in some families than others, and the family members will get addicted easier. -Drug addictions can be passed on from one generation to another. - It is also easy to obtain drugs from suburban shopping malls, schools, and in work areas. -One of the worlds leading experts on families and addiction is Dr. Robert Ackerman

Addictive Personalities -Some researchers believe that some people have addictive personalities that will make them more likely to be addicted to drugs. -Some signs that could show of a persons addictive personality is if they are aggressive, impulsive, sensitive, emotional, and lonely. - A person who is addicted to drugs is usually called anti-social. -Personality Traits -Some characteristics that show a person could be addicted to drugs are: //-low frustration and low tolerance -Anxiety -Grandiosity -Perfectionism -Justification -Isolation -Sensitivity -Impulsiveness -Defiance -Dependence - More Signs of Drug Abuse: - Drop in attendance and performance at work or school. - Unexplained need for money or financial problems. - May borrow or steal to get it. - Engaging in secretive or suspicious behaviors. - Sudden change in friends, favorite hangouts, and hobbies. - Frequently getting into trouble. //

Drug Addiction -Repetitive drug use can cause long lasting changes to the brain. -The changes can interfere with the ability to think clearly, exercise good judgment, and control your behavior. -Addiction happens when someone tries or experiments with drugs, or is pushed by peer pressure into doing drugs, or to get their mind off something else. -Some people use drugs to get rid of physical or emotional problems, but sometimes using drugs to change or to get rid of problems backfire. Instead of treating the problem they are just masking it.

RESOURCES: - http://www.nida.nih.gov/drugpages/pcp.html - http://addiction.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Drug_Addiction_and_Personality - http://www.renascent.ca/treatment-family-addict-traits.asp