Biochemistry and Alcohol Cravings
(Photograph courtesy by Creative Commons, Butcherm1) Having strong cravings for sweets, tobacco, alcohol, etc. does not classify you as a morally weak individual. Some cravings are learned behaviors and some are biological, medical and even, I hate to say, genetic[i]. Something as simple as a genetic background can predict potential alcohol problems. For instance, people from Middle East background have been using alcohol for over two centuries. As a sharp contrast, some groups of people,...