Alcoholism & Genetics

me social factors include availability of alcohol,
             social acceptance of the use of alcohol, peer pressure, and stressful lifestyles.
             There are three main mechanisms by which persons may develop alcoholism. Genetic-
             biological mechanisms, alcohol-specific environmental mechanisms, and general environmental
             mechanisms. Genetic-biological mechanisms is when the child of the alcoholic develops
             alcoholism by the means that the genes were passed down through the family. Alcohol-specific
             environmental mechanisms is when the offspring learn to drink by watching and learning from
             their parents drinking throughout their life. Many times in which they think drinking is okay and
             will solve their problems. Finally, general environmental mechanisms is when the offspring
             learns to drink from outside of the family circle. They learn from outsi
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