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 ...
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 ...
Approach addiction as what it is, a chronic brain disease
The addiction treatment industry's focus on the 12 Step approach needs an update. More on science based treatments for a ...
Understanding the neurobiology of addiction – An Interview with Dr. Cardwell Nuckols
Addiction is associated with changes in nerve cell function during which the brain attempts to adapt to a drug's presenc ...
Does addiction run in families? – INTERVIEW with Dr. Howard Wetsman, MD
Want the low-down on the genetics and predisposition of addiction to run in families? An exclusive Q&A with addiction ps ...
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 ...
Is Native American alcoholism genetic?
Experts are not sure. But alcoholism is generally a genetic factor, and may be more so among Native American people. We ...