Chances I will be an alcoholic when both Parents are alcoholics?
Does anyone know what percentage of a chance a child with both parents being an alcoholic has to becoming an alcoholic themselves?
Please no 12 step god crap and if all you have to say is just stay away from it. please dont post.
Im looking for an actual percentage from some kind of medical publication. thanks!
Do you worry that you will be an alcoholic? What predisposes a person to alcoholism?
Genetics: Do you have the genetics for alcoholism?
Scientific studies support that alcoholism does have a genetic component. If one or both your parents are alcoholics, you have four to eight times greater chance of becoming an alcoholic compared to someone whose parents are not alcoholic (Wllliam Lavallo, Director of Behavioral Science Laboratory at the VA in Oklahoma City and author of this study). In other words, alcoholism runs in families. If you think you are drinking too much or might have alcoholism please read my free guide about the symptoms of alcoholism to assess if you or a loved may have an alcohol problem.
Are there other important risk factors that predispose you to alcoholism?
Being male. Alcoholism is twice as common in men.
Having a tendency toward “behavioral disinhibition”. According to Peter Flynn (professor of psychology at Indiana University at Bloomington), if you show behavior that is consistent with being impulsive, not easily influenced by negative consequences, have trouble delaying gratification and tend towards always getting immediate rewards, you are at a much higher risk. ( May 2006 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research).
The diagnosis of “Conduct Disorder” in childhood (children with this tend to be impulsive, break rules, show cruel or aggressive behavior, lie etc. ) and alcohol dependence appear to be genetically linked based on twin studies (Tatiana Foroud,Ph.D., an associate professor of medical and molecular genetics and psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine, and colleagues).
Anxiety is also a risk factor for developing symptoms of alcoholism. People with an anxiety disorder are two to three times more likely than the general population to abuse alcohol (I will deal with this in more detail in a separate post).
Depression elevates your risk as well. 5-10% of people with depression develop alcohol abuse (40% of people who abuse alcohol will develop depression. Remember, alcohol is a central nervous depressant.
People with Attention Deficit Disorder have two to three times the rate of alcoholism. One explanation is that they are self medicating a “wired” brain. Also,the disorders are genetically linked.
Bipolar Disorder and alcohol abuse often coexist.
The bottom line is this: If you are an impulsive guy that worries, who has a tendency toward depression or mood swings, with a family history of alcoholism- WATCH OUT! Stay away from alcohol consumption or get help if show the symptoms of alcoholism.
4-8 Xs more likely with one parent so………??No studies on whether it increases with 2 parents.
My parents were alcoholics .
I don’t drink at all, as i don’t want to find out.
http://alcoholism.about.com/od/genetics/a/blacer060508.htm
http://alcoholism.about.com/od/genetics/a/genome_map.htm
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I do not know a certain percentage but with your family history, you have a much higher chance of being an alcoholic than someone who comes from a family that does not have this problem.
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Do you worry that you will be an alcoholic? What predisposes a person to alcoholism?
Genetics: Do you have the genetics for alcoholism?
Scientific studies support that alcoholism does have a genetic component. If one or both your parents are alcoholics, you have four to eight times greater chance of becoming an alcoholic compared to someone whose parents are not alcoholic (Wllliam Lavallo, Director of Behavioral Science Laboratory at the VA in Oklahoma City and author of this study). In other words, alcoholism runs in families. If you think you are drinking too much or might have alcoholism please read my free guide about the symptoms of alcoholism to assess if you or a loved may have an alcohol problem.
Are there other important risk factors that predispose you to alcoholism?
Being male. Alcoholism is twice as common in men.
Having a tendency toward “behavioral disinhibition”. According to Peter Flynn (professor of psychology at Indiana University at Bloomington), if you show behavior that is consistent with being impulsive, not easily influenced by negative consequences, have trouble delaying gratification and tend towards always getting immediate rewards, you are at a much higher risk. ( May 2006 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research).
The diagnosis of “Conduct Disorder” in childhood (children with this tend to be impulsive, break rules, show cruel or aggressive behavior, lie etc. ) and alcohol dependence appear to be genetically linked based on twin studies (Tatiana Foroud,Ph.D., an associate professor of medical and molecular genetics and psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine, and colleagues).
Anxiety is also a risk factor for developing symptoms of alcoholism. People with an anxiety disorder are two to three times more likely than the general population to abuse alcohol (I will deal with this in more detail in a separate post).
Depression elevates your risk as well. 5-10% of people with depression develop alcohol abuse (40% of people who abuse alcohol will develop depression. Remember, alcohol is a central nervous depressant.
People with Attention Deficit Disorder have two to three times the rate of alcoholism. One explanation is that they are self medicating a “wired” brain. Also,the disorders are genetically linked.
Bipolar Disorder and alcohol abuse often coexist.
The bottom line is this: If you are an impulsive guy that worries, who has a tendency toward depression or mood swings, with a family history of alcoholism- WATCH OUT! Stay away from alcohol consumption or get help if show the symptoms of alcoholism.
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http://stanford.wellsphere.com/alcoholism-article/alcoholism-genetics-are-you-destined-to-be-an-alcoholic/891388
http://www.wikihow.com/Deal-With-an-Alcoholic-Parent
http://www.revolutionhealth.com/conditions/addiction/alcoholism-alcohol-addiction/understand-overview/coa
I love being an alcoholic and hope the same for my son when he gets older. I don’t listen when society tells me I’m "bad! bad! bad!" I enjoy every minute of my life.
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