An addiction to alcohol abuse, which is inherited, exists. It lies in the genes that are responsible for the metabolism of ethanol in the body and which control the neuropsychic functions of the body.
But do not argue that if one of the parents was an alcoholic, the child will also become one. Such a statement is not true, because in addition to genetics, a person’s character and his ability to resist temptations play an important role.
In addition, it is worthwhile to examine in more detail the issue of heredity of alcoholism. Yes, children of parents who drink are really more likely to suffer from alcoholism in adulthood, but this is not an axiom.
The inheritance is not transmitted by the love of alcohol itself, but by the peculiarities of the psyche: a tendency to aggressive behavior, depressive states and everything that contributes to the development of alcoholism.
Scientists have discovered an interesting fact: the level of addiction to alcohol can depend on the race of a person. For example, representatives of the Mongoloid race very rarely suffer from alcoholism, because they do not enjoy drinking.
Representatives of this race do not have a gene that is responsible for the rapid breakdown of alcohol. With the representatives of the Caucasian race, the opposite is true: ethanol, which enters their body, is a pleasure. Therefore, among the representatives of the Caucasian race there are many alcoholics.
Is it possible to overcome the genetic propensity for alcohol?
Inadequate, aggressive behavior, a tendency to depression is inherited. These conditions are favorable soil for the development of alcoholism.
The results of many studies showed that children who were aggressive from childhood, suffered from mood swings, often had alcoholism in the future. Therefore, if you notice such inclinations in time and work on the character of a person, you can avoid harmful addiction in the future.
So, children of alcoholics do not necessarily become alcoholics in the future. But it will obviously be harder for them to resist the temptation to drink.
And it is not so much a matter of genetics as a model of behavior that they have been laying down since childhood. To break the vicious circle, you need to be a really strong personality. There is always a chance to build your own life without harmful addiction, you just need to be able to use it.
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