Theo Von

Well, okay, so there are certain addictions that appear to have some genetic component, but it's confounded, as we say. It's mixed up with the behavioral stuff around that. Like, for instance, the probability of somebody becoming a severe alcoholic, they now call it alcohol use disorder. And I'm not trying to be irreverent, but I just call it alcoholism. Alcoholism, yeah, for sure. Yeah, okay.

Yeah, I'm going to try and stay out of the lanes of political correctness. Yeah, we've all got it in here. Yeah, great. So- The probability that somebody will become an alcoholic greatly increases if their first drink, just their first sip, comes before age 13. Okay?

Yeah, I'm going to try and stay out of the lanes of political correctness. Yeah, we've all got it in here. Yeah, great. So- The probability that somebody will become an alcoholic greatly increases if their first drink, just their first sip, comes before age 13. Okay?

Yeah, I'm going to try and stay out of the lanes of political correctness. Yeah, we've all got it in here. Yeah, great. So- The probability that somebody will become an alcoholic greatly increases if their first drink, just their first sip, comes before age 13. Okay?

Now, some parents think, hey, listen, if my kid has a beer when they're 8, 10, then they won't have this, you know, kind of mysterious feeling around alcohol. That's one theory. But we know on good statistics that... Drinking before the age of 13 greatly increases the probability of becoming an alcoholic. So now you can imagine in which households will that happen?

Now, some parents think, hey, listen, if my kid has a beer when they're 8, 10, then they won't have this, you know, kind of mysterious feeling around alcohol. That's one theory. But we know on good statistics that... Drinking before the age of 13 greatly increases the probability of becoming an alcoholic. So now you can imagine in which households will that happen?

Now, some parents think, hey, listen, if my kid has a beer when they're 8, 10, then they won't have this, you know, kind of mysterious feeling around alcohol. That's one theory. But we know on good statistics that... Drinking before the age of 13 greatly increases the probability of becoming an alcoholic. So now you can imagine in which households will that happen?

Well, where they're trying to normalize high alcohol intake. So it can be both genetic and circumstantial.

Well, where they're trying to normalize high alcohol intake. So it can be both genetic and circumstantial.

Well, where they're trying to normalize high alcohol intake. So it can be both genetic and circumstantial.

Northern European countries, especially in the winter. I have Northern European relatives. I'll tell you in the winter, they can drink up there and it's dark and alcohol is a depressant. There's also about 8% of people have a gene variant that when they drink, they don't feel the same sedative type quality to alcohol.

Northern European countries, especially in the winter. I have Northern European relatives. I'll tell you in the winter, they can drink up there and it's dark and alcohol is a depressant. There's also about 8% of people have a gene variant that when they drink, they don't feel the same sedative type quality to alcohol.

Northern European countries, especially in the winter. I have Northern European relatives. I'll tell you in the winter, they can drink up there and it's dark and alcohol is a depressant. There's also about 8% of people have a gene variant that when they drink, they don't feel the same sedative type quality to alcohol.

When you drink, the first thing that happens for everybody is your prefrontal cortex. This is like the part of your brain right behind your forehead. It's the part that... sets context, like what's appropriate in different places. It inhibits you. Everybody gets a little more talkative, right?

When you drink, the first thing that happens for everybody is your prefrontal cortex. This is like the part of your brain right behind your forehead. It's the part that... sets context, like what's appropriate in different places. It inhibits you. Everybody gets a little more talkative, right?

When you drink, the first thing that happens for everybody is your prefrontal cortex. This is like the part of your brain right behind your forehead. It's the part that... sets context, like what's appropriate in different places. It inhibits you. Everybody gets a little more talkative, right?

Everyone's talking, talking, talking, but then you drink more and people are trying to pass out on the couch and people are slurring their words. About 8% of people get a dopamine surge and an energy increase from alcohol with increasing alcohol intake. These are the people, remember- Oh, so you're in your twenties and there's that guy and he's still awake at like three in the morning.

Everyone's talking, talking, talking, but then you drink more and people are trying to pass out on the couch and people are slurring their words. About 8% of people get a dopamine surge and an energy increase from alcohol with increasing alcohol intake. These are the people, remember- Oh, so you're in your twenties and there's that guy and he's still awake at like three in the morning.

Everyone's talking, talking, talking, but then you drink more and people are trying to pass out on the couch and people are slurring their words. About 8% of people get a dopamine surge and an energy increase from alcohol with increasing alcohol intake. These are the people, remember- Oh, so you're in your twenties and there's that guy and he's still awake at like three in the morning.

He's in the kitchen and he's bumping around. He's in the cupboard and you see him the next morning. Yeah. And he's like, Hey, and you're like, we were passed out, blacked out, drunk. He's doing laundry or whatever. He's just like, Hey, let's go running. Yeah, he's doing, yeah, making a lemonade or whatever. So that's a genetic predisposition.