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22 mar 2023 · Substance use disorders are heritable and influenced by complex interactions among multiple genes and environmental factors. In recent decades, a data-rich method, called genome-wide association, has emerged to try to identify specific genes involved in certain disorders.
23 wrz 2016 · Spice is not a single drug, but a range of laboratory-made chemicals that mimic the effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive component of cannabis.
18 kwi 2024 · In this post, I provide an overview of key research on the genetic inheritance of substance use disorders such as alcohol use disorder, opioid use disorder, and cannabis/marijuana use...
In the 170 years since the term “alcoholism” was first classified as a behavior, problematic drinking has been a widely studied condition to settle the nature versus nurture argument. Early on, it was believed that alcoholism was inherited. This simple view, however, quickly started to change.
28 cze 2022 · About half of your susceptibility to developing a substance use disorder (SUD) can be hereditary. Genetics can mark you as more prone to use alcohol, tobacco products or drugs such as cocaine ...
The present review will focus on five SUDs that have demonstrated substantial progress in molecular genetics in recent years: alcohol use disorder (AUD), nicotine use disorder (NicUD), cannabis use disorder (CanUD), opioid use disorder (OUD), and cocaine use disorder (CocUD).
28 sty 2019 · Drugs of abuse, including opioids, act on the brain's reward system, a system that transfers signals primarily via a molecule (neurotransmitter) called dopamine. The function of this system is affected by genetic and environmental factors.