Drug addiction is undoubtedly a disease of the brain that can dismantle one’s entire life. It can ravage a family and destroy a person’s future, with this in mind, it is important to discover the root causes of why some people are more susceptible to this disease than others. Many scientists look at drug addiction as a genetic complication, while sociologists are forced to look at this problem while using the sociological perspective. The causes for one person to partake in substance use and abuse have been explained by using the three major theoretical approaches: the social-conflict approach, the symbolic-interaction approach, and the structural-functional approach. Each approach gives insight on how one’s environment can cause someone to
