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Half a person’s risk for developing drug addictions is linked to genetics—a higher percentage than conditions like cancer or high cholesterol.
But the relationship between genes and addiction is complex, as Eric Nestler and Nora Volkow explain in this clip from the World Science Festival program “The Craving Brain: The Neuroscience of Uncontrollable Urges.”