Which of the following is NOT a major reason why people use drugs?

• A. To relieve stress and escape
• B. Users believe it improves work performance
• C. Drugs are less costly today than ever before
• D. Searching for pleasure

Answer: (C)

Understanding why people use drugs is about the motives behind the behavior. People often turn to drugs to cope with stress, anxiety, or painful situations; to search for a sense of escape from problems; and to seek the pleasurable effects or euphoria that drugs can produce. Some also believe drugs will boost their work performance or confidence, at least in their own view. These reflect internal goals and anticipated outcomes driving use.

The idea that drugs are less costly today isn’t a fundamental motive for using. Price can influence whether someone can obtain drugs, acting as an access or feasibility factor, but it doesn’t explain why a person decides to use in the first place. So, it’s not considered a major reason for drug use compared to coping, enhancement, and pleasure motives.