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I also believe that there is a genetic link to alcohol abuse. However, all our genes can do is determine how our bodies process alcohol. For example, some people are more sensitive to alcohol or some seem to be able to hold their liquor well. And some people really really like the feelings it gives them. But these individuals cannot said to become alcoholic until after they injest alcohol. There is no gene yet identified that determines what "role" alcohol will play in our life, or what gene makes people choose alcohol over everything else in their life. And if these potential alcohol abusers never injest it then these genetic predispositions are just risks.. someone with a breast cancer risk doesnt have the disease.
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