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61 Post author: Psychohistorian 03 February 2010 08:01PM

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Comment author: Douglas_Knight 06 February 2010 06:29:35AM 2 points [-]

addiction happens with regards to things that weren't readily available during the vast majority of the time humans evolved.

Alcohol is quite old and some people believe that it has exerted selection on some groups of humans.

Comment author: wedrifid 06 February 2010 06:31:07PM 0 points [-]

What sort of selection?

Comment author: Douglas_Knight 06 February 2010 09:48:22PM 1 point [-]

Selection against susceptibility to alcohol addiction. I don't think anyone has seriously proposed more specific mechanisms.