Factors Underlying Use and Abuse : Risk Factors for Initiation/Low Use

History, Pharmacology, and Prevalence
- Methamphetamine Overview Methamphetamine Overview
- Cocaine Overview Cocaine Overview
- Differences between Stimulants Differences between Stimulants
  - Methamphetamine and Amphetamines
  - Methamphetamine and Cocaine
- Heroin Overview Heroin Overview
- Overview of Various Other Illicit Drugs Overview of Various Other Illicit Drugs
Clandestine Labs and Forms of Methamphetamine
- Clandestine Drug Labs Clandestine Drug Labs
- Forms of Methamphetamine Forms of Methamphetamine
  - Introduction
  - Ice
  - Powder
  - Liquid
  - Base
  - Tablets
Levels of Illicit Drug Use and Factors Contributing to Use
- Levels of Use Levels of Use
- Levels of Dependency Levels of Dependency
- Factors Underlying Use and Abuse Factors Underlying Use and Abuse
Health Consequences of Illicit Drug Use
- Health Effects of Methamphetamine Health Effects of Methamphetamine
  - General Health Effects
  - Medical Complications
- Health Effects of Cocaine Health Effects of Cocaine
  - General Health Effects
  - Medical Complications
- Health Effects of Heroin Health Effects of Heroin
  - General Health Effects
  - Medical Complications
- Overdose Overdose
Treatment Modalities and Treatment Settings for Illicit Drug Abuse
- Psychosocial Treatment Psychosocial Treatment
- Pharmacological Treatments Pharmacological Treatments
- Treatment Settings Treatment Settings
Illicit Drug Screening, Brief Intervention, and Treatment Placement
- Screening in Primary Care Settings Screening in Primary Care Settings
  - The Debate
- Screening Methods Screening Methods
- Brief Interventions Brief Interventions
- Referring Users to Treatment Referring Users to Treatment
  - Linking Clients to Services in Arizona

Levels of Illicit Drug Use and Factors Contributing to Use
Factors Underlying Use and Abuse : Risk Factors for Initiation/Low Use

Some of the risk factors for initiation/low involvement are:[1]

Some “problem behaviors,” “bad conduct”
Having friends with problem behaviors
Having friends who are involved with drugs, particularly friends with “problem behaviors;” peer influences encouraging and facilitating drug involvement
Drug availability
Unconventionality; rebelliousness
Low involvement with traditional value-oriented institutions (i.e. family, religious institutions, school)
Poor academic performance
Poor quality relations with (and attachment to) parents and/or having parents with problems; poor parenting

References

(1) Samaha A-N, Robinson TE. Why does the rapid delivery of drugs to the brain promote addiction? Trends in Pharmacological Sciences 2005 Feb;26(2):82-7.

Levels of Illicit Drug Use and Factors Contributing to Use Factors Underlying Use and Abuse : Risk Factors for Initiation/Low Use

References

Levels of Illicit Drug Use and Factors Contributing to Use
Factors Underlying Use and Abuse : Risk Factors for Initiation/Low Use