Why people indulge in prohibited drugs?

Answer 1

Engaging in prohibited activity - especially drug use, is usually due to the individual morals differing from those of social authority. This results in action due to laws regarding such activity being loosely regulated. Indulgence (perceived in the enjoyment from drugs) is a direct result of the drug itself. The most used drugs produce euphoria - a good feeling. Use of stimulants creates excess dopamine (either by limiting re-uptake or causing its release), and this creates a rush of euphoria. Opiates (especially heroin, morphine, and opium) produce direct euphoria in a mechanism related to the banishment of mental pain and anguish. Marijuana contains many chemicals that produce euphoria, in a mechanism similar to LSD (it creates more activity in the brain, including dopamine channels). This good feeling is related to the use through association; a very powerful mental force. Thus, drug use (in these prohibited substances) directly creates happiness, which is easy to indulge upon. As for drugs like Ketamine that cause a different state of mind, indulgence probably results from a more spiritual source. The human state is very susceptible to supernatural phenomenon, which due to the desire to experience, will lead to indulgence in such substances. The prohibition of such drugs does not play a large role in indulgence, but the source rather is chemical and biological.