Deviant BehaviorDeviant behavior refers to behavior that does not conform to the norms, does not meet the expectations of a group of a society as a whole. After birth, children begin to experience situations with others. They are taught what they should and should not do, what is right or wrong, and what is right or wrong. Learning habits consistent with the customs and traditions of the groups into which the child is born develop a value system. These values ​​provide justification and motivation for wanting to refrain from disapproved behavior. After reading this one can see how behavior is considered deviant, but the question is: "Why is a certain type of behavior considered deviant?" This article will look at a particular deviant behavior, namely illicit drug use, and examine why this type of behavior is called deviant. Using theoretical approaches, this article will provide the reader with an explanation of why illicit drug use occurs in the first place. Throughout history, all human societies have used drugs, but only recently has it been considered deviant behavior. Drug use was seen only as a personal problem, but today's societies generally condemn drug use. There are many reasons for this perception of drug use in our society today. It is claimed that “because a social process creates norms of deviance, the use of a particular drug only becomes deviant when individuals and groups define it as such” (Clinard and Meier, 2001). This is seen in the new laws and legislation against drug use, which make drug use seen by society as bad and criminal. This leads public opinion to view drug use as deviant because society's norms have changed. These new laws were passed through legislation due to the widespread myth that drug use is the cause of greater problems in society. Society believes that drug users possess certain characteristics, including "low self-esteem, social incompetence, inadequate identity, ease of peer influence, and irresponsibility or callousness" (Moore & Saunders, 1999). . This signals to society that only people who are struggling use drugs. This common belief is that people who use drugs necessarily have personal problems and lack social skills, which, in turn, threatens personal health and the moral well-being of society. Additionally, medically, any reference to induced drug use is considered drug abuse. In the middle of the document, drug use is very negative, mainly due to the formal sanctions imposed by the legislator. The media promotes stereotypes about the type of people who use drugs, which only fuels societies' approach to illicit drug use. Society in general must refrain from viewing drug use as negative, but rather view it as a norm for human beings. Until drug use is considered the norm, the media and politicians will continue to view all drug use as a problem and view it as deviant. A study that would help resolve this issue would be to find out if there are positive benefits to drug use than 13:219-235.