2007-06-27 12:15:36 · 11 answers · asked by a1chaya 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
yes it is. It runs on the male side of my family.
2007-06-27 12:18:04 · answer #1 · answered by producergirl347 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Back in my junior college days, I did a paper on alcoholism. One of the references I used said yes and gave this example: A man who is an alcoholic has a child, and this child is raised by someone other than the father. The people raising this child do not drink at all, but the child grows up and winds up being an alcoholic due to the biological father's alcoholism. I really don't believe that, but that's what it said. I can't remember what book or journal it was from...........
2007-06-27 19:20:28 · answer #2 · answered by Jorge V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although it's never been absolutely definitively answered as to whether or not alcohol is genetically linked, there's little doubt that it runs in families. Part of the association might well be environmental but I'd put my best bet on the fact that they'll someday soon be able to show that linkage does actually exist.
2007-06-27 19:19:21 · answer #3 · answered by DrBehavior 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, addiction is hereditary and alcohol is an addiction and sometimes it skips around the gene pool. Both of my parents don't drink alcohol but my uncle was an alcoholic and I like to drink but only weekends and holidays so I don't really consider myself a hardcore drinker but I like to drink.
2007-06-27 19:19:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At least one genetic test exists for an allele that is correlated to alcoholism and opiate addiction. Human dopamine receptor genes have a detectable variation referred to as the DRD2 TaqI polymorphism. Those who possess the A1 allele (variation) of this polymorphism have a small but significant tendency towards addiction to opiates and endorphin releasing drugs like alcohol.
Although this allele is slightly more common in alcoholics and opiate addicts, it is not by itself an adequate predictor of alcoholism.
2007-06-27 19:20:11 · answer #5 · answered by wlteria 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is research to imply that it is and that it is not. What can be inherited is the environmental behavior exhibited by the alcoholic family. This is the learned behavior. Try the book by Sharon Wagner Cruse for a better description.
2007-06-27 19:19:30 · answer #6 · answered by bizzygirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it runs throughout my whole entire family. my dads side of the family is kicked outta almost every bar in Chicago, IL, seriously. what can i say, they're irish and they're thirsty.
2007-06-27 19:20:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ahhhh...yeah!..thats what every single piece of information about alcoholism says about it!
but i am one of thsoe that thinks...you just drink cause of the painful void...its not a disease...its a choice!
2007-06-27 19:18:57 · answer #8 · answered by lil gaper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats part of it. enviroment has a lot to do with it also. and self control.
2007-06-27 19:24:55 · answer #9 · answered by blue-eyez 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
apparantly it is my grandad was one,my dad wasnt though but hell I know I am
2007-06-27 19:18:45 · answer #10 · answered by simboblack 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋