Causes_of_Alcoholism

Causes of Alcoholism Causes of alcoholism. Scientists do not yet fully understand what causes alcoholism. Although many people use alcohol at times, only a small percentage develop drinking problems. Researchers are beginning to identify ways that the brains of alcoholics differ from the brains of nonalcoholics. For example, tests show that alcoholics and nonalcoholics have different patterns of brain electrical activity. Such differences may provide evidence that alcohol does not affect the brains of alcoholics in the same way it affects nonalcoholics. Because of the way their brains respond, problem drinkers may develop an unusually strong desire for alcohol's effects. Research shows that heredity plays an nonalcoholics, brains, alcoholism, genes, alcoholics, way, think, show, scientists, role, risk, plays, people, identify, heredity, experts, example, environmental, electrical, drinking, disease, differ, developing, develop, brain, alcohol, activity, yet, working, ways, various, unusually, units, understand, times, tests