Addiction genomics

Understand your addiction vulnerability — with clarity, not stigma.

Addiction has a real genetic component: reward pathways, how you experience substances, and how your body clears them. Understanding your profile replaces shame with information — for prevention, recovery, and supporting the people you love.

What you’ll learn

  • Dopamine reward-pathway signals linked to susceptibility
  • How you may respond to opioids and to nicotine
  • Alcohol metabolism and flush-response genetics
  • Stress-response factors that interact with substance use
  • Where prevention and support can be focused for you or family

Why it matters

Genetics can account for a meaningful share of addiction risk. Understanding it isn't a verdict — it's a tool for prevention, for more informed recovery, and for compassion.

This is especially powerful for families: because risk is inherited, one person's insight can help protect the whole household, including kids.

Example genes we interpret

DRD2 / ANKK1
Dopamine reward signaling (Taq1A) and reinforcement
OPRM1
Opioid receptor sensitivity and response
CHRNA5
Nicotine dependence risk
ADH1B / ALDH2
Alcohol metabolism and flush response
COMT
Dopamine clearance and stress reactivity

Examples shown for illustration. Your report reflects your own variants, interpreted by a specialist. Educational only — not a diagnosis.

From insight to action

Results are interpreted with care into supportive next steps — prevention strategy, recovery-informed guidance, and, where relevant, considerations to share with a treatment professional.

Common questions

Does this test predict whether I'll become addicted?

No. It reveals genetic vulnerability — factors like reward signaling and substance metabolism — but environment, stress, and choices all shape the outcome. It's a prevention and support tool, not a prediction.

How can knowing my addiction genetics help?

It can inform prevention (which substances carry more risk for you), support recovery decisions in partnership with professionals, and help families understand inherited risk early.

Is my result private?

Your genetic data is analyzed for your report only and is never sold or shared. This is sensitive information and we treat it that way.

Keep exploring what your genes reveal

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One test, expert interpretation, and a protocol built around your biology — for you and your whole family.

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