Drug use has become a major focus of the teen's life. The adolescent is in trouble in a number of areas and may be pay-ing for a habit through theft, dealing drugs, unwitting or disbelieving parents, or even an afterschool job. Finally, drugs lose the ability to produce euphoria and are taken just to ward off guilt and depression. At this point, relationships with the family even the family unit itself may have broken down completely. An often overlooked contributing factor to adolescent drug abuse is the underdeveloped value system of people in this age group.
Teens are often incapable of the moral judgment that is a strong deterrent to peer pressure.
Teens become addicted often addicted to combinations of drugs, frequently adding alcohol to their drug addiction without realizing what is happening to them.