
#149 — The Problem of Addiction
Making Sense with Sam Harris
00:00
The Role of Genes in Addiction
The context clearly matters. Context is huge. What do we know though about the behavioral genetics here? I mean, is it well understood that there is a gene or or genes that govern a person's susceptibility to falling into addiction regardless of context? "I'm not a genetic behavioral geneticist," he says. But some people are genetically built so that they find they their reward system is more sensitive than others.
Transcript
Play full episode