No, it is not genetic/hereditary.  The point of those definitions were to show you that hereditary and genetic mean the same thing.  You said, "Addictions might not be genetic, but they are hereditary," which didn't make any sense because the words mean the same thing.  Alcoholism and other addictions are not passed on through genes, as much as people with that shit in their family would like to believe.  And trust me, I am not being biased, as there are people on my mother's side of the family who have "alcoholism".  That's like saying you're fat because your mom and all her sisters are fat.  It could be considered learned behavior, but I guess you have to be intelligent enough to know right from wrong, and when enough (alcohol in this case) is enough.  And my comment about self-discipline is for prevention of addictions, not treatment.  I agree that outsiders are needed to point out addictions in most cases, but one must be self-disciplined and really know oneself and one's behaviors in order to prevent serious addictions, such as addictions to alcohol, or other drugs.  I apologize if we misunderstood each other.

Kitty

 Nanci <NanciY@debbir.com> wrote:

Ok so it's genetic, didn't think the drs. had actually proved it yet.

Nanci

Kitty wrote:

"Addictions might not be genetic, but they are hereditary"<----LMAO

 he·red·i·tar·y   adj.-Transmitted or capable of being transmitted genetically from parent to offspring

genetic

adj 1: tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features" 

Source: www.dictionary.com

Your friend, Kitty

 Nanci <NanciY@debbir.com> wrote:

Addictions might not be genetic, but they are hereditary and all the will power and self discipline in the world will not work w/o some form of help or intervention.Nanci

Kitty wrote:

Addictions are not genetic.  It's all about will-power and self-discipline.

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