During National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW) - celebrated this week March 17-23 - we are sharing facts focused on the science of drug use and addiction to educate and empower youth to make informed decisions.
Today's Did You Know Fact: We are often asked why some teens and adults are more likely to use drugs. In reality, people report using drugs for a wide variety of reasons. Some people use drugs to feel pleasurable, stimulating, or relaxing effects. Others who experience anxiety, stress, depression, or pain may use drugs to try to feel better. Some say they use drugs to improve their focus in school or at work or their abilities in sports. Many people - especially young people - use drugs out of curiosity and because of social pressure.
The age at which people start using drugs - and whether or not they continue - depends on many different individual and societal factors across a person's life. No single factor determines whether a person will develop a substance use disorder. Evidence-based prevention strategies can help people avoid substance use, substance abuse disorders, and related health and safety problems.
Learn more about the common risks and protective factors that impact whether people may use drugs or develop substance use disorders on the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)'s website at:
https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/prevention#risk-and-protective-factors-impact
https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/prevention#risk-and-protective-factors-impact
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