There are certain neurochemical and personal psychological patterns that
prevent escape from drug addiction, and there are also socio-psychological
forces which make addiction’s hole that much deeper. Humans are all
to some extent social creatures. Whether a person feels their social
need fulfilled better by a few close friends and family or a large circle
of friends and acquaintances, the need for intercommunication is ever present
among members of our species. Interwoven into each relationship we
undertake will be prevailing social forces and opinions. These forces
will subconsciously or consciously influence our own opinions based on
how our personalities react to them. Drug use is one important decision
that is influenced by social pressures.
Some outlying social factors:
1. "Nancy
Reagan" outlook
2. Informative
Negative Reinforcement
3. Decriminalization
More intimate social forces:
1. Role
Models
2. Peers
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