Alcoholism Recovery & Treatment

Question by M: Is it true there is a alcohol addiction gene that is only found in men?
Last year in health class I learned that there was a gene that was only found in men that can make it much easier to get addicted even on the first drink. However my sister says that is impossible because all sex related genes means that there is a chance that a girl can have it too and that it is just more likely in men (like colorblindness). Who is right?

Sources would be helpful.

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Answer by GaryR
I am aware of no sex-related gene that would be related to addiction. However, men tend to become addicted to alcohol more frequently than women simply because you find so many more males who drink as compared to females. Not saying there are no females who drink; there are. I just said there are more males who do so than females. Ergo, more male alcoholics than female.

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Question by ason99: My best friend is very addicted to alcohol. This addiction is really beginning to erode our relationship.?
My best friend is very addicted to alcohol. This addiction is really beginning to erode our relationship. torn between being frozen in fear and fearing the future.

How do I get involved this personal issue? I work near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.

Any resource you can supply to assist would be appreciated.

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Answer by Rolac202
Look into locating alcohol and drug rehabilitation clinics close by your city or town. Check the directory focused on your town and state. Check into free aid on how to help an addicted loved one.

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Question by abigayle la: Can smoking lead one to become an alcohol dependent and lead to the necessity of addiction treatment?
A lot of smokers I know are also alcohol drinkers. Are smoking and alcohol drinking somehow connected? Will the treatment of one eventually lead to the dissipating of the other?

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Answer by ashlie dh
Actually, smoking and alcohol consumption are indeed interrelated. Nicotine intake increases a person’s alcohol craving, whereas alcohol drinking boosts the effects of smoking. This explains why smokers are almost always drinkers as well. Addiction treatment will be needed when the person is already consuming so much more of the substances than what is moderate, or when he is getting physically or psychologically dependent upon them. Treatment of both disorders will be best as treating only one will bode for a bigger chance of relapse.

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Question by __Cass*: Anyone know good treatments for alcohol addiction for a 17 year old?
Im a 17 year old girl with alcoholism. I wanna quit drinking because it is always causing problems. I usually drink like every other day heavily. What would be the best place to go/thing to do for me to stop?

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Answer by dali333
go to an AA meeting.

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Question by : What is a nice quote to send to boyfriend recovering from a painkiller and alcohol addiction?
He lives in a sober living house and we are expecting a baby in 3 weeks.

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Answer by Mopar Muscle Gal
One Day at a Time

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