Why Adolescents Try Drugs ?
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See peers & important adults such as parents, celebrities , model behavior and attitudes that promote drug use |
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Adolescents are more likely to use marijuana and other drugs if their parents and friends use alcohol, marijuana etc. |
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Their marijuana use is more affected by their friends than their parents and the first introduction is through a friend |
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Once start using, they find to continue |
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With continued use, drug related stimuli become conditioned to the drug effects |
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Social pressure and encouragement tend to maintain and increase drug use |