Causes of alcoholism
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Learn more about the causes of alcoholism to begin the rehab process. Understanding the causes of alcoholism can take time but it is important in order to start the healing process.
By Boris MacKey
Alcohol Use Disorder (or AUD) is a disease where an individual becomes dependent on alcohol consumption.
It is a disease that does not have one specific cause and is diagnosed based on an evaluation of a person’s behaviour and habits associated with alcohol.
There have been many studies over the years that have sought to determine what brings about this particular dependency.
And these studies have shown that alcoholism is a result of various risk factors, which we will go over in the following text.
Biological risk factors
The first ‘category’ of risk factors we will go over is the ‘biological’ category. Studies show that an individual’s genetics and physiology can often play a huge role in whether or not they could develop AUD.
1. Family history
If your family has a significant history ...
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