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Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days ago

I've heard pro and con that addiction to whatever is genetic kind of like balding. Has there been a defentive to prove yes or no?

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I've heard pro and con that addiction to whatever is genetic kind of like balding. Has there been a defentive to prove yes or no?

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Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days ago

Like lets say I have a kid. And wait till he’s 10 or something and sit him down and explain drug use or alcoholism, and pretty much tell him he’s screwed due to a lineage of addicts?

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Fair. Maybe they’re hoping that commenters would cite their own answers
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  It’s actually a rule here that answers should be cited, but it’s never enforced

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