How genes, gender and environment influence substance abuse
Monday, August 18, 2014 - 14:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Social integration, including strong family ties, can protect one's wellbeing and even reduce the impact high-risk genes have on health. Scientists call this phenomenon a gene-environment interaction. A study focusing on substance abuse, however, found that a three-way interplay of gender, genetics and social integration produced the different outcomes for men and women.