Live Poster Session:
Abstract: It has been proven that Schedule II drugs, including amphetamines and cocaine, have an extremely heightened risk for use disorders and provide extreme risks for both physical and psychological dependence (Preuss et al., 2023). There is extensive evidence that links parental substance use disorder (SUD) to heightened risk in their children developing SUD’s as adults (Arria et al., 2012). There is also evidence to suggest that individuals with drug addicted relatives are at a greater risk for drug addiction (Goldman et al., 2005), although this research is far from extensive. The present research aims to discover how the amount of family members with a drug abuse problem will affect an individuals likelihood of developing an SUD themselves. The research shows that there is a positive relationship; as the number of family members with a history of drug abuse increases, the likelihood of an individual developing substance abuse problems of their own increases.
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