Empowering families affected by substance use

Many risk factors are associated with developing substance use problems. Risk factors are things that make a person more likely to develop these problems.

The chart below shows the biological, psychological and social (biopsychosocial) risk factors for substance use problems.

Please click on the information buttonto learn more about each factor.

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