Does Alcoholism Run In Your Family?

[FistsofFury]

Main Entry: al·co·hol·ism
Pronunciation: 'al-k&-"ho-"li-z&m, -k&-h&-
Function: noun
1 : continued excessive or compulsive use of alcoholic drinks
2 a : poisoning by alcohol b : a chronic disorder marked by excessive and usually compulsive drinking of alcohol leading to psychological and physical dependence or addiction


I'm just trying to see how common it is.

[Fir]

On my moms side, yes.

[SRKev]

Yep, on my dad's side.

[Valaris]

Neither of my parents drink. I see them take maybe 1 or 2 beers a year. Wine is totally diffrent but win-alcoholics are much rarer :wasted:
Uncles/aunts on my mom's side aren't alcoholics but very quick on the booze.

[angryliberal]

that's like asking if white runs in my fanily. i'm irish/scottish - booze is written into my dna. we have more substance abusers in my family than utah has mormons...

[KryptoniteBoots]

I have two drunk uncles on one side of my family...guess what I voted.

[arcticninja]

most of my family is muslim so....

[kingfismit]

My dad has never touched Any kind of alcohol, he likes to stay fit, my mom used drink wine and margaritas, but no more. one of my aunts was an alcohol addict.

PS-to thread starter, your avatar is beast, awesome showdown with makoto and kenshin.

[Rico!]

everyone on my mother's side of the family, particularly my grandfather is an alcoholic. And I'm almost borderline myself.

[DragonSama]

Yes on both sides of my family. Oddly enough though my parents don't drink that much. I don't Drink that much either I only drink If I'm out with friends and only if I am not driving. Even then I limit myself to 1 beer or 1 mixed drink. But my brother, sister, aunts, uncles,cousins, and Grandparents all drink themselves into a stupor on the regular. It's freaking weird.

[Biolink]

On my mom's side yeah.

Everybody in that family acts crazy as fuck when they get drunk,plus a large portion of my aunts and Uncles drink like its fucking orange juice.You shouldn't be able to smell liquor on somebody on the morning

[RushedDown]

both sides
and i usualy only drink if i go ut and play fighters at a friends house maybe once a month
oh and every tourney i go to i always end up drinking alot

[FistsofFury]

that's like asking if white runs in my fanily. i'm irish/scottish - booze is written into my dna. we have more substance abusers in my family than utah has mormons...


Have they found the genes that affect alcoholism at all?

I'm not sure if alcoholism runs in my family genetically or were there just a couple drunks that had nothing to do with genetics.

[Dan?]

Yes to both sides. That, my friends, is why I have never touched a drop of alchohol in my life. My kids will not deal with the same crap I did.

[Hoonyo]

no but a lot of the males on both sides of my family have beer bellies. it's no wonder why i can't develop nice six-pack abs.

[maxx]

not to my knowledge but apparently jail time does...crazy fucking uncles. my family's loonier than a mental ward..thank god i barely know my blood relations.

[Chaotic Blue]

Nope. Not to my knowledge. But I'm probably gonna change that.:p

[Mizuki]

I'm part Irish Scottish, that should explain it.

[Chidori]

yep.. my dad is almost always drunk.. and he is 70 years old.. and it's been like that as long as i could remember.. good thing i have acid reflux or i would be drinking myself to death right now like the old man..

[TS]

Have they found the genes that affect alcoholism at all?

I'm not sure if alcoholism runs in my family genetically or were there just a couple drunks that had nothing to do with genetics.


Have they found the genes that affect alcoholism at all?

I'm not sure if alcoholism runs in my family genetically or were there just a couple drunks that had nothing to do with genetics.


Yeah. Growing up around alcoholics/addicts might have a negative impact on you and make you more likely to do drugs, but there's a genetic aspect to it, also.

It's like being allergic to something, and it is an inheritable thing, though not always- your parents being that way doesn't automatically mean you'll respond the same way, but it's sort of a crapshoot.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=5C303E5F-E7F2-99DF-315ADC8A107AE976&pageNumber=2&catID=2&colId=1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholism#Genetic_predisposition_testing

[MrQuotes]

my dad use to be a raging alcoholic...
now he's just an alcoholic

and no it had nothing to do w/ hereditary

[Airthrow]

Not really. I occasionally get fucked up on purpose because it's fucking fun and because I can handle my shit... but I wouldn't consider anyone in my family "alcoholic", just on a few occasions people have made asses out of themselves.

edit: I forgot my dad used to be an alcoholic before he quit cold turkey or some shit when it started affecting his health...so I'm not sure if I'd say it "runs in my family" but there are a few here and there. I've never personally saw the negative affects of drinking before like losing a job and straining your relationships with people...which is probably why I have an overall positive view of responsible drinking.

[Zero]

Yeah, I can tell from the replies that most of your guys are horrible at judging if alcoholism runs in your family.

Hint: if one or a couple of family members on one side of your family has issues with alcoholism, that does not mean that it runs in your family.

[goodm0urning]

On both sides, but my mom doesn't drink and my dad restricts himself to a beer every few weeks or so. Smart habits.

I myself am a conservative drinker.

[lonewolf6465]

Yup, def on my mom's side.

[Henaki]

my family is filled with alcoholics/ex-alcoholics but i'm not!

of course, not enough time to tell :x

[Wolfkiller]

None of the alcoholics in my family run.

[Sex)packets]

None of the alcoholics in my family run.

HAHA!

Nope, no alcoholism in my family.

[ORV]

Addictions have already been exposed by Pen & Teller to be BULLSHIT. :)

If alcoholism is hereditary/runs in family, then so is weedism and crackism and opiumism.

And to answer the question, no.

[Draeger]

Alcoholism on my mother's side; my grandfather to be exact.

Besides social drinking, my whole family seldom drinks.

[Robust]

yes, in my entire race...

[DietSoap]

Addictions have already been exposed by Pen & Teller to be BULLSHIT. :)

If alcoholism is hereditary/runs in family, then so is weedism and crackism and opiumism.

And to answer the question, no. Do crackheads even parent any kids they might have anyways? And I'm pretty sure weed has no addictive qualities anyways, but beyond that, one has to wonder what "addiction" truely is.

That said, yes, on my fathers side. Thing is, neither of my parents drink beyond one beer or wine every holiday or get together. It's just his siblings and his mother.

I'm the only child out of four that doesn't drink, not because I look down on it (okay, a little, but I understand people are different), but because I'm a health junkie.

[FistsofFury]

Yeah, I can tell from the replies that most of your guys are horrible at judging if alcoholism runs in your family.

Hint: if one or a couple of family members on one side of your family has issues with alcoholism, that does not mean that it runs in your family.


<3 Zero.

I figured.

[Airthrow]

Actually the Penn and Teller show on addiction was fucking HORRIBLE. The quality on that show is very VERY hit and miss...

[Dem-Dem]

I have friend that are alcoholics. One went as far as to barter his time playing video games for a drink :lol:. I like to drink and get drunk but not that much. I also think that alcoholism like any other addiction is purely mental.

[TS]

Addictions have already been exposed by Pen & Teller to be BULLSHIT. :)

If alcoholism is hereditary/runs in family, then so is weedism and crackism and opiumism.

And to answer the question, no.

Sounds like somebody's a crackhead.

You can stop any time you want, chief.

Really.

Edit: Not believing addiction is real is more of a philosophical viewpoint (a self-serving one, naturally); it's like saying the earth is flat or some other thing that you choose to believe, but have put no real effort into actually finding out it whether or not it is true.

It's ironic that people do it to inflate their own egos or lay full blame upon others; like if someone's dad was an addict/alcoholic so magically this person who hates their dad for treating their family like shit doesn't believe in any sort of addiction- do believe that this person they've demonized in their own mind wasn't totally responsible for his actions (or, much worse, was in a disease state) complicates things, and that's really where the objection comes from.

Likewise, people like to point at random homeless people or random other people who abuse substances- David Hasselhoff, Nicole Richie, whoever- and laugh. "Oh, they can't control themselves, haha! That won't happen to me, because I'm a better person than they are." Addiction doesn't exist to those kinds of people, because they don't get to pat themselves on the back. Those people just lack your fortitude, your strength, that's the problem. You've been drunk before, but you don't drink like THAT. You get high, but you're not one of THOSE people.

Don't hurt yourself. You might injure yourself, sucking your own dick like that. Better do some Tae-Bo first.

Consequently, people who have substance-abuse issues do the same thing; I heard a guy who does meth on a regular basis talk shit about people who smoke it. Because "it was never meant to be smoked," he said. THOSE guys have the problem.

....etc.

[Oni Warrior]

I voted 'no' despite the fact that on my Father's side, my Grandfather as well as my uncle are always quite drunk off of Ouzo at just about every holiday get-together (yes, Greek family... every Greek family runs on Ouzo and spinach). My Father drinks Ouzo, gin and/or scotch atleast twice a week. Just feel like adding that he smokes pot with me every now and then and does cocaine once in a blue moon. He's also the CEO of an educational software company -- go figure. Lastly, I used to drink excessively but have toned that down a hell of a lot in the past year.

My vote of 'no' is because my family seems to have a great amount of control over substance abuse. We enjoy, we do not abuse.