* Stress management: to relieve stress, keep calm, take away loneliness.
* To forget or solve problems: financial, sexual, social.
* Enjoyment, excitement and fun: to feel good, to be happy, and when bored, to get energy.
* Peer pressure: to be accepted, to be popular, to fit in, to impress friends.
* Self–imaging: taking drugs is not only a means of conveying an image to others, it is a way of conveying an image to yourself.
* Risk taking and rebellion: the potential negative consequences of taking drugs, coupled with the fact that they are illegal, can make drugs a more enticing prospect (forbidden fruit).
* Out of curiosity: to experiment.
* Body concept: to become thin, to build muscle.
* Availability: there are drugs in India schools, and in society generally, and they are often affordable to students.
* Addiction: to avoid withdrawal symptoms once dependent.

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