addiction genes affect addiction genes

1. How genes
affect addiction?

2. SUMMARY
Definition of addiction
Factors affect addiction
Future treatment

3. Brain disease
 Condition of being addicted to particular
substances
 Can happen to anyone and at any age
What is addiction?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zWB4dLYChMVideo:
 Cause illness even death

4. Factor affects addiction : GENES
 Pass down from parent to child
 Have different forms-called variants
 Occurs more often with
addictive substances

5. traits
intelligences
talents
Risk of
addiction
GENES
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Factors affect addiction : GENES
 High-risk gene variants = greater risk for develop an addiction

6. genes addiction
Genes do not cause addiction
More chance, More risk
The shared environment influences risks of addiction
Factors affect addiction : ENVIRONMENT

7. Risk
factors
Protective
factors
fathers
sisters
Co-workers
school
neighborhood
friends
education
parents
brothers
work
mothers
husband
wife
Living standard
pressure
Increase
the chance of addiction
Decrease
the chance of addiction
Factors affect addiction : ENVIRONMENT

8. Environmental factors
Risk
factors
Protective
factors

9. Age factor
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Continue develop until mid-twenties
Vulnerable to addictive substances
The age using substances

10. Future treatment
Study how brain respond to addictive substances
Develop medication
Reverse the effects of high-risk genes
Prevent disease
Future treatment

11. Reactions
 Surprised: genes lead to addiction
 Worried : risk of addiction
 Conscious: be aware of things we do

12. Connections
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
Published on Nov 14, 2013
At the age of 12+, in 7 people there is 1 addict
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40 millions

13. Conclusion
 Yourself
 For people around
Addiction is a brain disease
Genes and environment affect
addiction
The awareness of addiction
should be raised

14. QUESTION?