This video aims to deliver insightful information regarding our genes and drug addiction, through an entertaining video. Drug addiction is an issue within almost every society in the world. This condition can affect people of all ages regardless of demographic factors such as socioeconomic status. We try to answer how do our genes play a role in addiction.

This video was created by McMaster Demystifying Medicine students Michelle Armstrong, Mohammed Cassim, Tania Namrud, Suraj Brar and Daniela Carvalho

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References:

Figure 1. Addiction Heritability: Bevilacqua, L., & Goldman, D. (2009). Genes and addictions. Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, 85(4), 359–361. doi:10.1038/clpt.2009.6

Figure 2: Genes vs Environment: Rose, R. J., Dick, D. M., Viken, R. J., Pulkkinen, L., & Kaprio, J. (2004). Genetic and environmental effects on conduct disorder and alcohol dependence symptoms and their covariation at age 14. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 28(10), 1541-1548.

What is addiction? Retrieved from https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/addiction/what-is-addiction

National Institute on Drug Abuse. (n.d.). The Science of Drug Use and Addiction: The Basics. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/media-guide/science-drug-use-addiction-basics.

What is heritability? – Genetics Home Reference – NIH. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/inheritance/heritability.

Goldman, D., Oroszi, G., & Ducci, F. (2006). The Genetics of Addictions: Uncovering the Genes. Focus, 4(3), 401–415. doi: 10.1176/foc.4.3.401
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