WHY DO TEENS START USING DRUGS?

They see their friends, parents, or older siblings using them.(culture)

Medical addiction.

They feel pressure to use drugs and don’t know how to say “no”.

They see drugs as glamorized on TV, in videos, in the movies, or in song lyrics.

To seem grown up

To fit in

Availability

Boredom

Thrills

To escape from problems

Experimenting

Low self esteem

Rebellion