Genetic Studies Promises a Path to Better Treatment of AddictionsUnit FifteenWarm-up Activity Group Discussion What are some environmental factors that might make a person more likely to become addicted to a drug?Text Learning What medication helped the Edward Coleman to combat the craving for the drug and who discovered the power of it, and what else addiction did it quiet? Taking baclofen in the right dose; Himself; His craving for alcohol and cigarettes.Text Learning According to the scientific study, what is the cause of drug addiction? Genes.Text Learning According to the text, what may be the main cause of genetic susceptibility to substance abuse? A defect in dopamine system. Deficiency in DR2, a certain type of dopamine receptor.Text Learning What is the cause of the abuse of alcohol and the possible medication? A mutation of the gene that doles out DR2s; A medicine, bromocriptine; Gene therapy to boost the number of dopamine receptors.Text Learning Why are drugs so “attractive” to people? Tap into a very primal system; Hijack the brain circuitry.Assignment Review the whole book and prepare for the final exam.