Social factors of formation of addictive behavior

The article proves the urgency of the sociological study of addictive behavior, and also the social factors of its formation are systematized. Interso-cial factors include: the dependence of the individual's behavior on the social environment, the weakening of social ties within the groups, the prevalence of unadapted types of families. The group of external social factors includes: the social disintegration of the social system, the polarization of society according to the material state. The example shows that the social environment of the individual is able to change his perception of the physiological changes caused by alcohol.