Do You Think There’s a Biogenetic Basis for Addiction? Some People Have Addictive Personalities?

Question by Cotterall ‘A.K.’ Adams: Do you think there’s a biogenetic basis for addiction? Some people have addictive personalities?

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Answer by Violet Pearl
Yes, it’s been proven in mice that different brain chemistry (usually genetic) are prone to addictions. Low serotonin, low endophins, etc. mean people seek out a high and when their brain responds (feels good) they quickly become addicted. It’s not a personality so much as a brain chemistry.
Read “Low endogenous dopamine function in brain predisposes to high alcohol preference and consumption”

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