Are Aspies prone to drug abuse?

These additional mental illnesses can make life even harder for someone with Asperger's, and that may make these people vulnerable to a relapse in drug use and abuse. read more

Anyone, is prone to drug abuse, if in the wrong place at the wrong time can be prone to using and potentially abusing drugs. So to answer your question, people with high functioning autism or asperger’s syndrome are not particularly prone to abusing drugs. read more

For some, these symptoms involve substance use and abuse. Asperger’s and Addiction Some studies, such as one published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, suggest that Asperger’s syndrome isn’t connected to a heightened risk of addiction, as people who have this disorder don’t tend to seek out unusual experiences. read more