Exposure to severe stress early in life increases the risk of alcohol and drug addiction. Yet surprisingly, some adults sexually abused as children – and therefore at high risk for alcohol problems – carry gene variants that protect them from heavy drinking and its effects, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis…
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