HOW SUSCEPTIBLE ARE YOU TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE

GENETICS: Genes passed onto you control your attraction to substances AVAILABILITY: If the substance is freely available in your neighborhood or your friendly circles, you are more likely to try it. CONCURRENT MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS: mood disorders, post-traumatic syndrome, anxiety disorders, personality disorders ALIENATION: loss of hope, feeling there is nothing to lose UNSTABLE LIFE: unemployment, poverty, family dysfunction.