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Profile of characteristics and risk facts of drug addiction

abstract

This study aims to determine what variables and factors have had an influence on drug addicts
who are participating in a program of treatment for drug abuse at a treatment center, in addition
to building a consumer profile examining different areas that make up their life, that is, making a
distinction between personal area and relational area. The personal area takes into consideration
personal characteristics and different psychological factors explained from the possibility of the
subjects displaying symptoms predicting a person’s probability of having a pathology and drug use
patterns. As regards the relational area, this includes influencing factors of relationships established by
subjects in their environment and their criminal career, studied through variability and specialization.

Keywords:

Drug addiction, pathology, addiction, risk factors.

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Authors

Eva María Picado Valverde - Universidad de Salamanca, Facultad de Psicología
Alfonso Salgado Ruiz - Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca. Facultad de Psicología