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Can Drug Addiction Be Hereditary? There is plenty of evidence for a connection between genetic endowment and addiction to alcohol and drugs. By analyzing patterns of inheritaance, researchers have learned that heredity accounts for about half of the risk that a person will develop an addiction. Addiction is a medical illness and develops in the same way as many other illnesses. A person with some underlying genetic vulnerability is exposed to an environment that brings on the illness. In the case of drug and alcohol addiction, common environmental factors are stress and, of course, the availability of the addictive substances. Garden Heights Recovery 26 Journal Square Plaza Suite 1202 Jersey City, NJ 07306 855-208-4908 https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5486162026777705138

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