Abstract

Drug addiction has become one of the world major issue in modern times. It is a chronic neurological disorder that affects almost everyone differently. The main purpose of the study was to investigate the main causes of drug addiction. For this purpose, 120 respondents were selected as a sample by using the snowball sampling technique. Data were collected by using face to face interview schedule. The majority of the respondents were unemployed. According to the reasons for using drugs, 33.3% of the respondents used drugs due to social causes. Majority of the respondents 54.2% used drugs through the cigarette. The majority 84.2% of the respondents reported that their bad company was responsible. Results indicated that friends, society and bad company were the main causes of drug addiction. Keywords: Drug Addiction, Social Causes, Bad Company, Socio Isolation.

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