TY - JOUR AB - The quest for a genetic component to addiction is promising and its evidence irresistible. But just how resistible? What does it tell us about the condition of heroin addiction or why some people drink to excess and others don't? Writer and academic Craig Reinarman believes that our thirst for the simplicity of determinism is thwarting our understanding of addiction. Here, Reinarman explains why addiction will continue to be a complex and misunderstood phenomenon, with or without genetic research. VL - 5 IS - 4 SN - 1745-9265 DO - 10.1108/17459265200500061 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/17459265200500061 AU - Reinarman Craig PY - 2005 Y1 - 2005/01/01 TI - Between genes and addiction: a critique of genetic determinism T2 - Drugs and Alcohol Today PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 32 EP - 33 Y2 - 2024/09/19 ER -