Is drug addiction and alcoholism , hereditary ?

Question by SWM 38 _4_ YOUNG GF: Is drug addiction and alcoholism , hereditary ?
Did you ever notice where alcoholic fathers seem to have drug addict sons or daughters.. my cousin, a female had a alcoholic father and turned out with drug addiction problems?

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Answer by Pompin Jo
I don’t know about hereditary but Monkey see monkey do… that’s the way life goes unless you are a deter minded person to not go down that road!!!

Answer by curious
The tendency can be inherited. For some cultures, such as Natives, there is actually a chromosomal difference that causes us to be less protected against alcoholism.

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