Is drug addiction and alcoholism , hereditary ?Did you ever notice where alcoholic fathers seem to have drug addict sons or daughters.. my cousin, a female had a alcoholic father and turned out with drug addiction problems?
Answer by Pompin Jo
I don't know about hereditary but Monkey see monkey do... that's the way life goes unless you are a deter minded person to not go down that road!!!
Answer by curious
The tendency can be inherited. For some cultures, such as Natives, there is actually a chromosomal difference that causes us to be less protected against alcoholism.
Answer by d.a.f.f.y.
Very much so. It has been proven that if you have a parent that is an addict your chances of your child having an addictive behavior is 50/50. If both parents are addicts, your childs chance of being an addict is much higher.
Answer by Mad Roy
Nature and nurture both play a role. Roger Williams PHD studied this years back and found that persons requiring more B vitamins tended to have more risk of being alcoholic, and if they were given vitamin supplements, they were often able to overcome their problem with less difficulty.
Answer by Meglight
I don't know if there is a gene or anything like that but addictions do tend to run in families. Alcoholism is considered a "family disease" because everyone is affected and children of alcoholics are more likely to become alcoholics themselves if they don't seek help.
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