Yorkshirelass wrote:He was a high functioning alcoholic.
Do you believe alcoholism is genetic?
Yes. It is well known that it runs in families. Recent evidence has shown a genetic component.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110412101328.htmScientists Explore New Link Between Genetics, Alcoholism and the Brain
Apr. 13, 2011 — Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have uncovered a new link between genetic variations associated with alcoholism, impulsive behavior and a region of the brain involved in craving and anxiety.
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The results, published online April 12 in Molecular Psychiatry, suggest that variations in the GABRA2 gene contribute to the risk of alcoholism by influencing impulsive behaviors, at least in part through a portion of the cerebral cortex known as the insula, says study senior author Margit Burmeister, Ph.D., research professor at U-M's Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute.
"Scientists often find a statistical association between behaviors and various genes, but the mechanism that's at work frequently remains unclear," Burmeister says. "Here we took some steps toward explaining how specific genetic risk factors are influencing behavior and the brain."
I supsected this all along so I decided never to drink or take drugs.
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