Why do people do drugs.....?

Question

just curious

Answer 1

Some people are so tired of life.....they want to end it .....but are unable to commit suicide,

they are so trapped that they are willing to try anything to overcome the emptyness. People do drugs so they can slowly kill themselves without feeling guilty.

People who do/done drugs are not bad or evil people they are only desperate people doing desperate things.

Answer 2

To gain wealth.

Answer 3

Many reasons. There are probably as many reasons as there are addicts.

Boredom

Desire to escape their reality

Curiosity

Peer pressure, which later leads to addiction

Influence of the media like certain rappers, singers etc that make drugs look "cool"

Answer 4

Why not. It is just an excuse to escape from the reality of day to day life.

Answer 5

Because they dont ever think it will have the affect on them that it does every one.....

And they are to selfish to reliaze what it is doing to the people they love..

Like when my step dad did coke and beat my mom and sister and told me that he was my real father and my dad was nothing to me..

Nice.  

Answer 6

To escape reality.  

Answer 7

The urge to alter one's perception is well documented, if poorly understood. It is extremely common, if not universal.

Humans have an innate need to "feel better" or "feel different".

What evolutionary advantage this grants is hard to determine.

It may simply be a byproduct of our brain's construction.

Many substances stimulate the pleasure center, and thus become desirable.

Answer 8

boredom / lonliness / the easy way to not feel physical or emotional pain, etc.

Answer 9

Do you consider alcohol a drug?  People do drugs for more reasons than you can fathom.  You must always remember that different souls on this planet are on different vibrational levels. Some less complex-less deep souls might drink or do drugs purely “for the h**l of it” (like Buckcherry’s cute little song says “I’m getting drunk all night-I’m getting drunk all day, or another  song by Afroman says “Cause I got high cause I got high…”)  There are also very troubled souls who drink or do drugs to escape from this frequently sad and absurd world.  I personally think that most people (aware of it or not) do drugs or drink to escape from the fact that we are all going to die.  It is fun to escape reality for some people, yet to others the thought of even touching any kind of drug -“the horror the horror”.  Alcohol (and another minor drug I will not name) allow people to feel a little giddy-a little happy-a little different.  These substances produce altered states of consciousness which are fun and let you step outside of yourself.  When I used to get totally plastered and dance crazily at clubs, I could become the music-become something other than what I actually was.  I could stop thinking and just be.  Alcohol and other drugs allow people to escape for a while-even just escape the “boredom” of everyday existence.  Kurt Cobain and the lead singer of Alice in Chains were/are obviously brilliant, creative tormented souls who did drugs (heavy drugs)  for more complex reasons than a non artist might decide to do drugs.  Some people just can't stand their lives and they let heavy drugs like c and h completely take over until the only life that they have is the life of "getting that next high".  People can try to expand their consciousnesses in different ways and try not to get addicted to whatever “high” comes about, but some people (famous or not famous-rich or poor)  are able to do this and some people fail miserably -become addicted to the substance-and sometimes even die from their addiction.  What you have asked is a very complex question with many complex & non complex answers (depending on who you are asking).

Answer 10

why would people pay to s***w your mom?  It's livin' on the edge!!!

Answer 11

people that have problems and thinking drugs will help...