In this article Dave E. Comings presents his point of view on how alcoholism has to do with the family and family genes. He brings up a good point by saying the disease runs in the blood. After reading his thoughts on the subject I came to better understanding on how family members can really effect each other. I agree with Dave in the fact that it's not always the persons fault with the cravings they get around alcohol, but can sometimes be their parents fault. If alcoholism can be genetic then the person is more likely to become an alcoholic and more likely to have troubles getting rid of their past. Reading his article makes me change my thoughts a little bit about alcoholics. At first I thought it had more to do with the people who party way too much and get out of control, but now i have some sympathy for people who are struggling with alcohol especially when it was a disease passed on by their parents and they had no say in it.
Even though i have learned that alcohol runs in the genes i still want to know what makes some people more prone to this disease than others?
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