Tag: opiates


September 1, 2009

SNPwatch: Genetic Variation Associated With Addiction In Caucasian Women

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Although environment plays a major part in addiction — you can't get hooked on something you've never tried — genetics plays a substantial role in determining whether a person who does use a drug will become addicted to it. A few DNA variations have been identified that seem to increase the odds a [...]

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