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Psyclox said:
I was just wondering is Alcoholism Hereditary?

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The Role of Heredity in Alcoholism

Like many other diseases, alcoholism is influenced by both hereditary and
environmental factors that are being increasingly well defined. Experts
now believe that alcoholism arises from a wide range of physiological,
psychological, social and genetic factors.

Genetics

Alcoholism tends to run in families, and genetic factors partially
explain this pattern. Researchers are looking for the genes that
influence vulnerability to alcoholism. They are also exploring the
relationship between genetics and environment.

Genetic risk to alcoholism, however, is not destiny. A child of an
alcoholic parent will not automatically develop alcoholism, and a person
with no family history of alcoholism can become alcohol dependent.

Cont' the reading....
LINK: http://www.legacyaa.com/articles/heredity.htm