Involvement in drug addiction is a common problem not only among young people, but among most age groups. Many people of all ages use drugs and alcohol to escape from reality and get rid of everyday problems.
With regard to youth and adolescents, the main cause of youth addiction is the weakness of the family and poor communication between family members. The separation of parents has a significant impact. Children born under abnormal family conditions, especially if one of the parents takes alcohol or drugs, become more susceptible to addiction.
Drug use among adolescents and young adults
Young people and adolescents are the most vulnerable age group due to the many chemical and physical changes that occur in the body during the growth phase. During this early age, young adults take strong and frequent doses, and with prolonged drug use, addiction becomes a pattern of behavior that is difficult to break.
With the emergence of drug abuse at an early age, access to addiction increases and treatment may be difficult if the individual has reached a late stage of addiction.
In a 2003 study, the average age at first drug use was 18, and 14% of addicts started using drugs at age 13, which is very early. Most of these addicts emphasized that school and bad friends play a major role in drug use, and that the lack of control and awareness is mainly conducive to youth addiction.
Prevalence of drug addiction among all age groups
There are some recent statistics that confirm that the age group most likely to engage in drug addiction is between the ages of 12 and 25, and the types of drugs vary by age group, and we find that children under the age of 18 are looking for the cheapest and most common drugs such as hallucinogens and inhalants.
On the other hand, the most harmful drugs like cocaine are most popular among the older age groups starting from the age of 25 and above.
What are the groups most likely to engage in addiction?
There is no doubt that engaging in addiction has devastating effects on both men and women, and studies have shown that both males and females tend to use multiple types of narcotic drugs, which leads to addiction.
However, the category of men is the most vulnerable to drug addiction as a result of many factors, most notably the initiation of drug abuse at an early age, the ease with which drug and alcohol abuse spread among males, and also the ease with which males join bad company and the availability of many methods of drug abuse and falling under its effective and influential influence Then addiction.
Factors that cause addiction to women
The causes of female addiction are not much different from male addiction. Many women and girls also resort to addiction as a result of family disintegration and separation. Lack of awareness and ignorance have a great impact on women’s addiction. Also, frustration and the high age of marriage and the society’s view of some girls lead to addiction in women.
What are the health risks of female addiction?
The addiction of women may be more effective and dangerous to society than the addiction of men. Drug addiction in women may cause fetal abnormalities during pregnancy, which can cause death, and women’s addiction is a major contributor to many diseases such as AIDS and other serious diseases.
In addition, most women cannot engage with society in undertaking addiction treatment for fear of criticism directed at women who have been subjected to drug addiction before. It has been shown that the proportion of males who undergo addiction treatment programs is about 10 times higher than that of women who do so
