After reading about personality development and attachment styles in the articles provided, I started thinking that maybe there is a personality pattern for individuals who abuse substances. Individuals who use substances consistently are trying to break from their reality; it is a way of coping with their life. If we can find patterns in personality development or changes within their development that lead to this abuse, we can begin implanting better prevention measures. It has been researched how birth order effects personality and how attachment is linked to personality, but the topic of how attachment and personality influences substance abuse should be researched further. Substance abuse is an epidemic that effects thousands of lives.
