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/^t/A lot of people start using drugs because they want to forget about their problems. Like alcoholics, they try to escape from reality to find themselves in an utopian state of happiness. Especially people who are psychologically weak and unable to cope with life difficulties are likely to indulge in drugs. Many of them break down after some unhappy events, for example the death of somebody loved. A large number of addicts have started using drugs after being fired from work. Undoubtedly, the hope to forget about the unbearable reality is one of the factors why people seek refuge in drugs.