Is alcoholism genetic?


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Alcoholism There is some scientific evidence that alcoholism may be inherited, but not enough to be conclusive. Other factors are important. Some people may be more susceptible to alcoholism.

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There is a lot of evidence pointing to the theory that alcoholism and other addictions can be a genetic, or inherited problem.

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There is a growing body of scientific evidence that alcoholism has a genetic component, but the actual gene has not been found yet

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The most common conclusion is that alcoholism develops from a combination of both multiple social and genetic factors alike.

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There is growing scientific evidence that alcoholism is genetic, but the actual gene that may cause it has yet to be identified.

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There is possible scientific evidence that alcoholism has a genetic component, but they have not identified the gene yet. ChaCha

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