IU study examines how genes, gender and environment influence substance abuse

(Indiana University) Social integration, including strong family ties, can protect one's wellbeing and even reduce the impact high-risk genes have on health. Scientists call this phenomenon a gene-environment interaction. An Indiana U. study focusing on substance abuse, however, found that a three-way interplay of gender, genetics and social integration produced the different outcomes for men and women. The study will be discussed on Monday during the American Sociological Association annual mee...