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D&D -Addict because of Genes

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Big Booty Heaux™

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posted 3rd Oct

Quoting bbbt:" Absolutely. Addiction is a hereditary disease/personality trait/whatever you want to call it. "

Yupp yupp.

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I'm due January 28th & live in Illinois

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Abi Lynn

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posted 3rd Oct

I come from a family with a long history of alcoholism. I don't think that it means that I or anyone else will become an alcoholic, but I do realize that I have a higher disposition to become one, so i just have to always watch how much I drink and be sure to never let it get out of hand.

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I have 1 child & live in Tullahoma, Tennessee

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Avery’s momma

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posted 3rd Oct

Quoting That Black Kid™:" Addiction comes in many forms. Where your father might have been addicted to drugs you may be addicted to shopping, the internet, etc. Addiction comes in many forms."

i was just saying MY addiction would have been drugs

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I have 1 child & live in Arizona

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M walls

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posted 3rd Oct

I know that you have more of a chance of becoming an addict if you have family who are. I believe its more of a enviromental effect rather than genetics

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I have 4 kids & live in Keenesburg, Colorado

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flerp

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posted 3rd Oct

No, Seeing as though both of my parents were addicts, I don't think I could ever subject my self to such behavior and selfishness.
But on the other hand, my 17 year old brother is following in their footsteps.

Depends on the person and their ability to have self control.. I guess?

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I'm due February 14th (a boy), have 1 child & live in Michigan

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The Doctor

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posted 3rd Oct

I think it's 50/50.

I always think the nature/nurture thing is so silly.

It's half nature, half nurture-- across the board, IMO.

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I'm due September 11th (a boy), have 1 child & live in Syracuse, New York

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Puff the Magic Dragon!

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posted 3rd Oct

Quoting The Doctor:" Just having genes will not make you an addict. However-- with that said-- if you have a lot of addiction ... [snip!] ... addiction in your family, chances are you've seen a lot of addictive behaviors-- and IMO, that can make you more susceptible."

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I have 15 kids & live in Ontario

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John Mayer.

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posted 3rd Oct

It isn't really a matter of opinion, OP.

Numerous studies have shown that addiction can be hereditary, making someone more prone to it. However, that doesn't automatically mean it will happen. It's often a lifestyle choice, and some, genetically prone or not just won't allow it to happen. Even if it doesn't run in your family, though, being around addicts in general can hinder your chances of becoming one. Environment, genetics, self control, many factors contribute. It isn't just a genetic thing, though it can be.

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I have 2 kids & live in Modesto, California

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Big Booty Heaux™

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posted 3rd Oct

Ill give an example
A parent is addicted to gambling. Seeing the financial struggle her parents went through, the daughter becomes addicted to being frugal. (ie. Extreme couponing, not wanting to spend money at all).

Both addictions. Both genetically linked. Yet addicted to different things.

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I'm due January 28th & live in Illinois

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Mary.

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posted 3rd Oct

<blockquote><b>Quoting bbbt:</b>" Absolutely. Addiction is a hereditary disease/personality trait/whatever you want to call it. "</blockquote>

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Yerp.
no debate... people can think whatever they want but they are wrong.

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Dovahkiin

posted 3rd Oct

Just because you have addicts in your family doesn't mean you automaticaly will be one. It does mean you are more likely to, though. Numerous studies have proven the link. It's just like... if diabetes runs in your family. That doesn't mean you will get it for sure, but you are predisposed to it.

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I have 1 angel baby & live in Kentucky

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Big Booty Heaux™

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posted 3rd Oct

Quoting Mary.:" <blockquote><b>Quoting bbbt:</b>" Absolutely. Addiction is a hereditary disease/personality ... [snip!] ... you want to call it. "</blockquote> ! Yerp. no debate... people can think whatever they want but they are wrong."

Pretty much...

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Fourteen Ten Six Eighty

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posted 3rd Oct

Quoting EasyComeEasyGo:" Do you think you're automatically subject to be an addict, or have addictive behaviors, because you come from a line of addicts? Why or why not?"

Genes load the proverbial gun. It's the choices the person makes that will decide if the trigger is ever pulled.

I have addicts in my family. My mother, most likely my father if he's even still alive, my half-brother for sure. I'm not an addict and never have been. But I've come close. I've chosen not to be and not to risk any of the behaviors that could lead me there, but if I did start doing those things, addiction would never be far behind me.

I was in a car accident 3 years ago, t-boned by some jerk in a jacked-up truck running through an intersection. My now-husband and I both had pretty nasty breaks. We got the same prescription for pain killers, similar layup times, similar pain prospects from what the physician said. And I'm usually much more pain-tolerant than he is, occupational hazard and all.

He had no problem at all ditching them after using them to get through the throbbing pain the first couple nights. He just shrugged and said, "eh, I'm fine now." I was dealing with the actual physical pain better than I dealt with kicking off the pain killers.

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I have 1 child & live in Russian Federation

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36-24-36OnlyIfshes5-3

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posted 3rd Oct

Quoting The Doctor:" Just having genes will not make you an addict. However-- with that said-- if you have a lot of addiction ... [snip!] ... addiction in your family, chances are you've seen a lot of addictive behaviors-- and IMO, that can make you more susceptible."

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Just like other condtions, you may have a genetic pre-disposition to developing it but that doesn't mean you will or that you can prevent it from happening. For instance take type 2 diabetes, you can be predisposed to it but maintain a healthy weight and eat well and prevent yourself from developing it. But if you grew up in a situation where you ate poorly and were around others who ate poorly it may be harder for you to prevent yourself from developing it but that lifestyle of eating is all you know.
I think of addiction similarly.

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I have 3 kids & live in Arizona

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EasyComeEasyGo

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posted 3rd Oct

I come from a long line of addicts...and by long line, I mean every single adult in my family has been addicted to something.

My parents, their parents, my aunts, uncles...

I have not one desire to ever do any type of drug, and I rarely drink.

Out of my generation of kids, I can count maybe 5 (and there are a lot of us) who have decided to take that path, and the rest of us...don't even come close.

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