How are factors such as extracurricular activities and parents as sources of social support related to an individual’s drug and alcohol use?

the extracurricular activities and parents can be good sources of social support to individuals affects by drug and alcohol abuse.

Explanation:

Extracurricular activities ensure individuals having drug abuse problem to loose focus on drugs and start focusing on the health side because instead of them thinking about drugs these activities like Arts, athletics,clubs,employment and personal commitments provide rehabilitation on their minds,setting off their minds from drugs allowing them to think about more positive commitments than the use of drugs.

parents are able to talk to their children by explaining the outcomes of drug and alcohol abuse.Talking to children while they still growing ,can help having knowledge in foundation of drug use.

Parents assists children by making them understand how to deny something that can be hurtful in them ,while being able to control the dynamics of unhealthy request.