Why does a person sometimes voluntarily destroy himself and even kill? And someone, on the contrary, takes care of his health and stubbornly confronts dangerous "temptations" all his life?
Scientists have proven that a child born in a family of alcoholics will not necessarily be inevitably drawn to "alcohol", and a child from a family of drug addicts can abstain from doping throughout their lives.
However genes also play an important role: it turns out that a high level of the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase is inherited. This enzyme actively destroys alcohol in the liver, as a result of such a person alcohol does not cause a vomiting reflex and an aversion to it. Weakness can be transmitted and weak will. With such data, it’s really easy to turn into an alcoholic.
An interesting fact: a high level of the above enzyme is usually found in people with blood group III, there are a lot of such people among alcohol-dependent people.
Prevention First of all, it is considered good education from early childhood: the development of willpower, the promotion of useful hobbies of the child, as well as joint activities in active activities, including sports.
Material prepared by Elena Karpova
