The causes of alcoholism can be attributed either to genetic or environmental factors. ... The child's alcohol dependence can also be due in part to the fact that throughout childhood, alcohol was habitually around, which is an environmental factor (Barlow and Durand, 2006). ... In a study about alcohol's ability to impair such functioning, Weafer and Fillmore (2008) point out that "alcohol itself can contribute directly to its abuse potential by altering the drinker's neurocognitive mechanisms involved in the regulation and self-control of behavior and attention....

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