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Genetic Predisposition?
Question by Bill D: Genetic predisposition?
My sister related her granddaughter had an amniocentesis before birth and it indicated she did not have a genetic predisposition for addiction.
Can this predisposition be determined by this type of genetic test or any genetic test?
Best answer:
Answer by malica
The belief that addiction is genetic (instead of environment – it’s hard to determine if both your parents were alcoholic, was it your genes or your environment that makes you more likely to be an alcoholic) has not yet even been proven – yet alone determining which chromosome would actually contain any particular marker for such a thing.
On top of that, an amniocentesis is a risky procedure – about 1 in 200 causing labour. So they reserve the test for detrimental and extremely serious conditions like trisomy 18 or Downs. No one would risk going into early labour (and losing the child) just to determine if someone is predisposed for addiction even if such a test existed.
Anti-Heroin Rally Set to Describe Impacts – Palladium-Item
Anti-heroin rally set to describe impacts – Palladium-Item
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Anti-heroin rally set to describe impacts
Palladium-Item On Saturday, Sexton's organization, Unchained Praises, will conduct an anti-heroin rally at The Spot in Richmond to help both addicts and loved ones alike learn more about the powerful drug that is touching so many lives in Richmond, Wayne County and … |
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These People Are Making the Creator of ‘Candy Crush’ Rich – Mashable
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These People Are Making the Creator of 'Candy Crush' Rich
Mashable Candy Crush players have left their children stranded at school, neglected housework and injured themselves while in the throes of an addiction to the game. according to a recent Time report. Why? Like Flappy Bird, another maddeningly addictive game … |
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Why You Shouldn’t Stalk Your Kid Online – Slate Magazine
Abuse Alters Gene Expression
Abuse alters gene expression — There is added textual commentary in the vlog. Here are the articles I list in order linked below: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/090223-abu…
Genetic analysis of risk for painkiller dependence points to nervous system
Genomewide association studies previously have been used previously to identify variants linked to nicotine and cocaine dependence. The new study was first to employ this type of analysis to opioid dependence — despite estimates that on average 60 …
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Morning Update: Subaru Forester perfect for escaping monsters; Coke has a cure for social media addiction
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Depression and Drug Addiction?
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I have been feeling very depressed and lonely for the past 3 or 4 years. I believe it’s because of how I ruined my life by drinking and being arrested for DUI and drug possession three times. I have no friends because of this. I have tried committing suicide several times by either stabbing myself, hanging myself, or overdosing. I was put in a mental hospital last summer for a week because someone saw me trying to kill myself. The hospital didn’t do anything for me. In fact I feel worse than ever before. I dont wanna die because of the emotional pain im going through. I wanna die because I am tired of living. I am also now addicted to hydrocodone and roxycodone. I just keep popping pills in my mouth hoping that something bad happens to me. I hate waking up every day, I just want it all to end. I can’t afford to go to a doctor so that’s out of the question. I have been diagnosed with major depression, bipolar disorder, and borderline personality disorder if that helps. I also am an atheist so therefore don’t mention God or Jesus. I have never believed in them as I think they are fake.
BC Judge Says Mandatory Minimum for Drug Offences Is Unconstitutional – Prince George Citizen
BC judge says mandatory minimum for drug offences is unconstitutional – Prince George Citizen
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BC judge says mandatory minimum for drug offences is unconstitutional
Prince George Citizen B.C. Provincial Court Judge Joseph Galati instead sentenced Joseph Ryan Lloyd on Wednesday to 191 days behind bars, saying the 25-year-old from Alberta was a low-level dealer selling drugs to support his own addiction. "Provincial Court judges in the … |
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Ukraine: What You Need to Know – Daily Beast
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Ukraine: What You Need to Know
Daily Beast Robert Hämmig, medical director in the addiction department—Bern University clinic for Psychiatry & Psychotherapy, and President of the Swiss Society for Addiction Medicine, said that in Switzerland, the same NIMBY problem happens with the heroin … |
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