Are some people more likely to become addicted than others?
Yes. Many young people will experiment with cannabis or alcohol when young. Not all will end up addicted to drugs, attending a recovery or methadone program years later.

Family or genetic history makes some more prone to alcohol or drug addiction than others. An inherited risk may cause your brain or body to respond to alcohol or drugs differently than may be the case for others.

Some people have a tendency to grow taller than others. A family may have several members who have diabetes or heart disease. People are born and/or bred with a higher or lower risk to Substance Abuse, Addiction and Dependency. Then many other factors come in to play.

When young, most of us do not imagine that we could ever get addicted to alcohol or a drug. We all tend to believe that our determination and ability for self control will win out.

But the big book of Alcoholics Anonymous refers to alcohol as “cunning, baffling and powerful.” The same can be said of any drug used for intoxication. Substance Addiction is a great reminder that there is more to life’s path than self will.