Question 1

how can i avoid becoming addicted?

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Good question: Simple answer, don't use substances that can be addictive. This is the safest approach espcially if you have a strong family history of addiction in your family.  I will leave it at that, that is the best way to avoid becoming addicted, period. Be healthy, eat right, exercise, have a good network of friends, talk about your feelings, use healthy coping methods to deal with life stressors.

Question 2

what is the age for becoming a cougar?

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It depends: It is really all in the eye of the beholder, and or public opinion.

Question 3

afraid of becoming sick whilst in ghana?

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Ebola?: West African countries with reported Ebola cases - Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.  Per CDC "Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak — West Africa, September 2014".  http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm63e0930a1.htm?s_cid=mm63e0930a1_w

Question 4

i need advice for becoming a better person?

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Always try to : Behave in a way such that you won't feel ashamed of what you have done later on.

Question 5

i'm asian am i more susceptible to becoming an addict?

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No: Recent study november 2011 showed - black and Asian teenagers in the U.S. Are less likely to use alcohol or drugs than adolescents of other races, a study found.

Question 6

i'm indian am i more susceptible to becoming an addict?

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Depends: Native americans often lack a certain enzyme to process alcohol the way other ethnicities do, and some are very much pre-disposed to addiction. This goes for anyone with a strong family history of addiction.

Question 7

i'm jewish am i more susceptible to becoming an addict?

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No: Whether it be ashkenazy or sephardic there is no genetic predisposition towards addiction.  There are also no cultural or societal correlations in the literature.

Question 8

i'm russian am i more susceptible to becoming an addict?

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Not necessarily.: The tendency for addiction or alcoholism can be familial, so if you have a strong family history for something like alcoholism, then yes, russian or not, you are more susceptible to that disease.

Question 9

i'm hispanic am i more susceptible to becoming an addict?

Accepted Answer

No: Ethnicity does not confer risk of addiction, rather a combination of pyscjsocial and physiological events.

Question 10

i'm caucasian am i more susceptible to becoming an addict?

Accepted Answer

Similar to others: Here is the statistics on race and addiction
http://www.Michaelshouse.Com/blog/race-statistics-drug-addiction-and-prison/.

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