Smoking...could It Be Hereditary?

So many other things that are wrong with us seem to be blamed on hereditary causes that one might think that smoking may be one of those things that can be added to the list. Addictive personalities tend to use drugs, alcohol, and tobacco products and many do believe that there is a genetic predisposition to such an issue but is everything really in our genes?

The debate that is gaining steam lately is that professionals know that early exposure to certain environments and behaviors do shape a child's behavior in their formative years, but because very little can be remembered about those years, the mystery is, of the behavior that sticks, what is the learned behavior and what is genetic related. Alcoholism and drug abuse issues is being argued to be indicative to some family genetic predisposition link, while the opposition to this issue believes that the behavior is present because the child was exposed to these behaviors at a early childhood age.

Unfortunately this type of issue goes way back and it is the nature vs. nurture argument that so many different professionals want to have. Unfortunately and ultimately there is no nature without nurture because if you don't put a human being in a climate that is influenced by others then they will never thrive or develop in a way that will allow you to study their behaviors.

Many people believe that much of our behavior is inborn or natural, and while this is true somewhat, examples of children raised in a closet or destructive environment show very negative characteristics very early and it really doesn't matter what is in the genetic pool and their behavior is negatively affected. Just how much negative behavior is the result of genetic influence or a environmental influence continues to fuel the debate among professionals because both do have a bearing on how complete a human being will function as.

So far experts have concluded that while the predisposition for addictive behaviors is existent in many people this in no way determines which drugs or other chemicals they put in their body. To date no one has been able to prove that heredity is a determinant for cigarette smoking but perhaps someday they will tie these issues together. In the meantime, if you come from a family of smokers just avoid tobacco products all together as this will likely help you to break the cycle which is probably more about nurture than nature but then again anything is possible. And if you are from a family of addictive personalities then it is important that you do your best to stay away from any and all addictive substances.

By: Ethan C Kalvin

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