How Can You Overcome Genes, Environment, and Culture to Get or Stay Sober?

As my friend Kris regaled me with stories of her extended family, I commented, “Wow, a lot of people in your family are alcoholics.” She said, “Yes. We have the addiction gene. That’s why I’ve never had anything to drink.” I didn’t know there was an addiction gene, but since alcoholism seems to run in families that made sense. As I did some research, I found that <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4056340/#:~:text=The%20genes%20with%20the%20clearest,alcohol%20(Figure%201)20." rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">several genes are implicated in alcoholism</a>, otherwise known as alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence. Two alcohol metabolism genes, ADH1B and ALDH2, have the strongest known affects on risk for alcoholism. <a href="https://medium.com/illumination/how-can-you-overcome-genes-environment-and-culture-to-get-or-stay-sober-3814c5345334">Visit Now</a>