Family risk factors include:
- Family history of use of toxic substances. A study shows that a teenager whose parents use drugs, has a 3-fold higher risk of developing dependence at some point, with the rest adolescents.
- Disorganized family life is another important factor in predisposition to drug use of adolescents. Families in which there are various conflicts, physical or sexual abuse, intense psychological stress, have a high risk of consuming drugs. Clearing the emotional and familial warmth, are important in any family that is trying to avoid such abuses.
- Inadequate involvement of parents in education and adolescent life, also increase risk for abuse and drug addiction. Extremes of education, and severe punishments (often corporate) or increased affordability for parents, increase the risk for abuse.
