<p>It seems that genetic plays significant roles in dopamine addiction:
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22350797" rel="nofollow">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22350797</a></p>

<p>And also a study of "born-addicts":
<a href="http://www.addictscience.com/genetics-d2/" rel="nofollow">http://www.addictscience.com/genetics-d2/</a></p>

<p>But also it is connected to ADHD studies. It is well known that people with ADHD are vulnerable to addiction. They think it is because reward deficiency system:
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2626918/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2626918/</a></p>

<p>When ADHD patients get medicine based on dopamine or amphetamine their attention improves.</p>

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ICanFeelIt
<p>I found <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/dopamine">this clip</a> about dopamine deficiency.</p>

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  <p>...[P]eople with low dopamine activity may be more prone to addiction.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Is the reverse also true? <strong>Does susceptibility to addiction</strong> (genetic, etc.) <strong>have an effect on the likelihood that one may have a dopamine deficit?</strong></p>

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Dopamine deficiency more frequent in the addiction prone?
LitheOhm
# Dopamine deficiency more frequent in the addiction prone?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-07-30)

I found [this clip](http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/dopamine) about dopamine deficiency.

> ...[P]eople with low dopamine activity may be more prone to addiction.

Is the reverse also true? **Does susceptibility to addiction** (genetic, etc.) **have an effect on the likelihood that one may have a dopamine deficit?**

**Tags:** neuroscience, clinical-psychology, addiction


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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-08-02. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

It seems that genetic plays significant roles in dopamine addiction:
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22350797>

And also a study of "born-addicts":
<http://www.addictscience.com/genetics-d2/>

But also it is connected to ADHD studies. It is well known that people with ADHD are vulnerable to addiction. They think it is because reward deficiency system:
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2626918/>

When ADHD patients get medicine based on dopamine or amphetamine their attention improves.


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