http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/FamilyHistory/famhist.htm
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health
If you are among the millions of people in this country who have a parent, grandparent, or other close relative with alcoholism, you may have wondered what your family's history of alcoholism means for you. Are problems with alcohol a part of your future? Is your risk for becoming an alcoholic greater than for people who do not have a family history of alcoholism? If so, what can you do to lower your risk?