Reasons Why People Abuse Drugs - Research Proposal

Research Proposal 1
REASONS WHY PEOPLE ABUSE DRUGS
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Research Proposal 2
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Many individuals abuse drugs for various reasons known to them. This research proposal
seeks to find the reasons as to why people smoke, sniff, inject or pop drugs despite knowing their
adverse side effects. Drug abuse is a broad topic and some of the drugs that individuals' abuse
includes prescription pills, heroin, tobacco, alcohol, steroids, and inhalants.
The purpose of this research is to find out why people abuse drugs and why others
continue using them even when it affects them. This research is from the broad field of drug
abuse that has become common especially among adolescents. This research hopes to feel the
gap that exists in the factors that contribute to drug abuse. The research will also assist
individuals to have a better understanding of why members of the society abuse drugs.
2.0 RESEARCH QUESTION
Drug abuse has increased in the society, and many more people are being hooked on
drugs or being addicted to them such that they cannot live without. This research tries to make
sense of this by finding out the reasons that cause this.
3.0 SIGNIFICANCE
It is essential to establish the reasons that make people abuse drugs as this will help in
finding ways to help them curb the behavior and solutions to quitting it as well.
4.0 AIMS
The aim of this research includes the following:
 To fill the gap that exists in drug abuse.
 To find out the reasons as to why individuals abuse drugs.

Research Proposal 3
This research will not be finding solutions to stop the use of the substance but instead
hopes that with the reasons for using the substance, individuals will have a better understanding
of why they do it. This way they can use them to help in stopping drug abuse.
5.0 BACKGROUND
Drug abuse is a standard issue in many of our societies, especially among the teenagers.
This has caused concern in trying to establish why people use drugs. Tobacco is a drug that is
commonly abused by individuals. Other than addiction, tobacco use causes other adverse
problems such as:
 Heart and lung disease
 Cancer
 Sleep deprivation
 Mental health problems such as bipolar disorders as well as depression
 Mood disorders
 Anxiety disorders.
The problems mentioned above have affected the society in many ways, and this has
caused concern for drug abuse. Many societies whose members abuse drugs are faced with
violence and a lot of self-harm done by the individuals. The societies also tend to spend a lot of
money on their health sectors to treat the addiction to the substances.
6.0 LITERATURE REVIEW
Drug abuse is the wrongful use of substances by the consumer, in doses or methods that
can cause harm to them or the people around them. The consumer uses the substance for a
pleasurable feeling which is also known as ‘getting high.' Drug abuse has been classified as a

Research Proposal 4
disease, and according to research, some people might get addicted to a substance when they use
it while some may not. This is because other people have a substance disorder while others do
not.
Drugs are easily found in the society, but people have developed ways to use the
recreationally for their pleasure. This has lead to drug misuse among peers in the society. Some
of the reasons why people abuse drugs in the society are:
6.1 Availability
Drugs have become so rampant in the society that anyone can easily find them. Drugs
such as prescription pills can be found over the counter and all one needs is the prescription from
the doctor. Other drugs such as alcohol are being sold in stalls and sold to people below the age
of 18 years. Some stores are strict, but one can quickly get a fake ID and therefore get the
substance.
The availability of drugs has encouraged people to abuse substances as they do not go
through a struggle to obtain them. Individuals in a society, for instance, know that if they want
heroin, they can get it from this dealer and even who has the best version of the substance.
6.2 Peer pressure
Peer pressure is one of the main reasons as to why people abuse drugs in the society. A
lot of individuals that are addicted to substances such as tobacco say that they were convinced to
try by a friend. One smoke then led to two then led to 10. Before they knew it, they were already
addicted and could not stop.