Among the explanatory theories and models of drag use, the majority have focused on the causes that determine the individuals to use drags. The lifestyles model is one of the most utilized models within the prevention and assistance campaigns in Europe and it is based on the consideration of the risk and protective factors in drag use. This approach contributed to the increase in the effectiveness of the interventions that involve this model starting from the following premise: what makes the individuals be interested in drags is related to the entire personal and social dynamics preceding the contact with the drags. It also applied in the case of more or less causative relationships, as there are many factors more important than the drag per se. This way, though it may sound paradoxical, it can be stated that the drag is not a risk factor for drag addiction, but that it represents one of the multiple factors associated to drag use, just an element among all the aspects to be considered.
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