Shibley's Question : Why do people become alcoholics?

Are we born with dodgy genes, or is there something in the environment that makes some of us prone to be alcoholics? I used to be an alcoholic, and, after three years, I feel very confident about my recovery. However, other alcoholics in recovery do not share the same confidence. Why are some people safe to have a drink? Are other people 'born' alcoholics?

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Welcome to Shibley's Contemporary CNS Blog

My background was in medicine, via doing a Ph.D. Then I became interested in the functions of the central nervous system, and I have always wished to learn about this more. I keep up-to-date with all the neuroscience news, and feel free to follow this blog if you would like to share with me some of the great stuff that is happing in neuroscience research.