Whether or not someone will be a drug user in the future is not known for certain, but there are several factors that can influence drug use in teens. Drug use in teenage years make it more likely that the individual will use drugs in adult years as well. The factors including friends, biology, culture, personality, and type of drug may increase the likelihood of someone using drugs or possibly abusing drugs. Firstly, friends have a huge effect on drug use. If a teenager hangs around friends that are using or abusing drugs, it is more likely that they will join to try to fit in or find something in common with this group of people. The biological make up can also have an effect on drug use as children of drug abusers have a higher chance of becoming an addict later in life; there is a research depicting that there is a genetic predisposition to addiction. This is also seen in research on identical twins. It is likely that both twins have the same genetic predisposition as well as likely hood to become addicts. The culture in which someone lives has a huge effect on drug use. For example, the rate of alcoholism across Europe is very small compared to other countries because it is normal for alcohol to be introduced at a young age in Europe. There is little taboo about alcohol, therefore, the young drinking ages make it less likely for alcoholism to be a big problem; it is normal to drink wine at dinner as a teenager. On the other hand, there is a high rate of alcoholism amongst Amish kids that break away from their roots as they are steered away from it their whole life and then have the opportunity to try what they want when they leave their community and culture.
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