A certain combination of hundreds of genes in individual’s DNA can increase the risk of developing alcoholism. What ar ...
Is Addiction a Disease? Understanding the Genetics of Addiction
A brief but comprehensive look at what we know about genetic predisposition for addiction. Plus, four (4) ways anyone ca ...
Alcoholism: A family disease with a cure BOOK REVIEW
In How I Became My Father...A Drunk, Bill Brochert tells his transgenerational family story of alcoholism. More on why t ...
How do genes affect addiction?
Is alcoholism or drug addiction in your family history? Here is how your genetics – and a variety of social and enviro ...
Do the Irish drink on St. Patrick’s Day? And why?
A personal look into how drinking can be a learned behavior in family and social systems. With hope for a solution! ...
Why do some people become alcoholics?
What are the risk factors for the development of alcoholism in some people? What can you do to avoid the risks and where ...
Cognitive neuroscience and discoveries in addiction
Recent discoveries in cognitive neuroscience reinforce the "disease" model of addiction. We review the major tenants and ...
Why do people have different pain tolerances?
Learn more about the four major reasons why people have different pain tolerances here. And how is low pain tolerance re ...
Why do people become addicted?
Addiction is a complex and confusing disorder. Why do some people become addicted to substances or behaviors and others ...
Addictive Personality – Do I have one
Are some people more likely to become addicts than others? Can you predict addiction based on personality traits? More o ...