{"id":14234,"date":"2020-11-04T11:54:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T16:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therecoveryvillage.com\/?page_id=14234"},"modified":"2022-05-05T11:59:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T15:59:37","slug":"risk-factors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.therecoveryvillage.com\/drug-addiction\/risk-factors\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Risk Factors for Substance Abuse and the Factors that Lower Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Substance abuse issues such as alcohol and drug addiction<\/a> can impact anyone regardless of age, race, gender, ethnicity, or economic status. While the majority of people who use alcohol and drugs, including some who use them regularly, do not develop the disease of addiction, some do. This brings up the question of whether or not certain risk factors are associated with addiction and whether there are factors that may lower the risk of a substance use disorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Risk Factors for Substance Abuse<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The truth is that no two people the same. While it can be said that addiction does not discriminate, this statement does not reveal the entire picture. For instance, a 2011 JAMA Psychiatry <\/em>study<\/a> determined that drug use among adolescents is highest in white and indigenous Americans. The rates of addiction among these groups were 5 percent of black adolescents, compared to 7.7 percent of Hispanic teens, 9 percent of white teens, and 15 percent of indigenous teens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A study<\/a> just published in Frontiers in Public Health<\/em> reinforces these figures at the adult level. The study reveals that the rates of substance abuse are low among Hispanic and black adults who might have other risk factors, including living in an urban environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This recent study was based on data gathered on over 2,800 Hispanic and black adults who live in high poverty areas. Some of the leading factors that are linked to substance abuse include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n