People have a tendency to overestimate the harm done by drugs and alcohol to others but underestimate what it does to themselves, according to new research from Richard_D_Brown who explains the psychology behind 'risk perceptions'
We tend to overestimate the prevalence of deaths due to drugs and alcohol but underestimate our personal risk of harm.Source: Gordo25/Shutterstock. When it comes to understanding the risks, though, there are often discrepancies between our perceptions and reality. Research has suggested that we tend to overestimate the prevalence of deaths due to drugs and alcohol but underestimate our personal risk of harm.
Previous academic research has suggested that this tendency to overestimate the prevalence of deaths due to drugs and alcohol may be down to the media's sensationalized reporting of high-profile overdoses and binge drinking. An exaggerated media focus may foster the belief that drugs and alcohol are a widespread and imminent societal threat. Despite the extensive harm caused by drugs and alcohol, the number of deaths is substantially lower than what the public perceives.
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