Familial, social and individual risk factors related to adolescents’ substance abuse

In recent years, substance abuse has an increasing trend around the world and imposes so many financial and social costs throughout the world. Substance abuse, seriously, is one of the health problems that were annually leading the causes of death for many people. The present study tries to review some essential factors that affect substance abuse in adolescents which some research has noted. The study has aimed from substantial contributing risk factors, considers familial, social and individual factors. Adolescence, indeed, is a critical period of physical and cognitive development and also searching for an identity which may lead a person to experience risky behaviors. Identifying risk factors in adolescents’ substance abuse behaviors and having knowledge about these factors would help specialists and therapists to designs innovative and efficient preventing and treatment programs to decrease substance abuse tendencies in adolescents.