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Who Gets Addicted and How

Psychological and Behavioral Factors
• Addictions • • Who Gets Addicted and How • Sep 26 08

If genetics accounts for better than 50 percent of the risk, what accounts for the remaining percentage? A lot of things do. Going back to our infectious model, comparison of addiction and infectious…


 

The Genetics of Addiction
• Addictions • • Who Gets Addicted and How • Sep 26 08

Although we know that the risk for alcoholism runs in some families, it is not clear exactly what genes cause the increased risk. (There is good evidence that several genes are involved.)

Most…


 

How Addictions Develop
• Addictions • • Who Gets Addicted and How • Sep 26 08

In “What Is Addiction” section, we saw that people can be said to be addicted when they lose control over the use of a substance and continue that behavior despite negative consequences.…


 

Factors Influencing Early Use
• Addictions • • Who Gets Addicted and How • Sep 26 08

Why would you decide to experiment with drugs and alcohol at all? This decision depends to a large extent on the type of family and community that you come from. If you are…


 

Who Gets Addicted and How?
• Addictions • • Who Gets Addicted and How • Sep 26 08

If you are struggling with addiction, you probably did not intend for it to happen. People who begin using moodaltering substances usually have a number of reasons for doing so.

Most of…


 
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