Cocaine Usage Among The Wealthy

 

 

A great deal of research has been performed on illegal drugs use, including the reasons why a person chooses to use drugs. Until recently, research studies involving drugs often focused on all aspects of drug use, specifically cocaine usage, but not cocaine usage among the wealthy. A research study conducted by the Florida State University College of Medicine, and the United States National Institute on Aging found some astonishing results. It seems as if wealthy cocaine users choose to use this drug for reasons different than those living in poverty.

Certain Personality Traits

For years, studies have shown it to be a fact that those living in impoverished environments were more apt to use illicit drugs simply due to their living circumstances. However, the study conducted on cocaine usage among the wealthy revealed that individuals in higher income brackets were more likely to use cocaine as a result of their personalities.

What Kind of Personality Predicts Cocaine Usage Among the Wealthy?

According the the study, individuals in higher income brackets were found to use cocaine more often if they were disorganized and undisciplined. In addition, individuals in the same income bracket that scored low on "conscientiousness" were more likely to abuse the illegal drug cocaine. Low conscientiousness often signifies that a person doesn't care what others think about them and they're more likely to take risks.

The Correlation Between Wealth & Cocaine Use

Those in charge of conducting the study concluded that when a wealthy person is organized, deliberate and disciplined, the person is significantly less likely to use cocaine or any other illicit drugs. These positive qualities coupled with their wealth more or less protects them from participating in illegal drug use.

Researchers also discovered that those choosing to use drugs often experience an abundance of negative emotions, which often leads to cocaine use. These individuals are often more manipulative, undisciplined and unreliable. These personality traits among those from wealthy backgrounds can often predict the abuse of cocaine and/or other illicit drugs.

The research study has prompted professionals to carefully analyze wealthy cocaine users who blames his or her cocaine use on stress. Researchers believe that if these individuals are carefully studied, that there will almost always be information uncovered proving that the person's personality was the underlying cause.

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